"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is based on the social life before the American Civil War and is the writer's review of his childhood life. However, his purpose in writing this novel was not just to review the past, but to draw people's attention to real issues. The work looks at the surrounding reality through the eyes of children, revealing the closed, dull, and rigid life of American southern society in the 1850s and 1960s. It ruthlessly satirizes and lashes out at the deformed education system, the hypocrisy and ridiculousness of religion, and the greed and stupidity of small citizens. The author uses Tom's words to say, "I would rather be a reckless hero in Sherwood Forest for a year than be the President of the United States for a lifetime." This reflects his extreme disgust for the mediocre and conservative social life and his yearning for the ideal world of freedom.
