Mark Twain's southern writing style is evident in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. One of the fascinating things about this book is that the reader feels like they are actually hearing the conversations in person. The reader also feels like they are truly traveling through the American South. To do this, Twain uses his knowledge of Southern accents, dialect expressions, and picturesque landscapes. It also uses lots of engaging dialogue and captures the realistic mood and setting the characters find themselves in. Friendships are a major theme of the story and are expressed through faith, their explorations, the exchange of items and the sharing of similar points of view. When Tom and Becky separate from the rest of the group, they venture into the cave alone. Soon after realizing they are both lost, they rely on each other to find a way out of the cave and back to civilization. Another trip is when Joe Harper, Huckleberry Finn and Tom go to Jackson's Island, which indicates the childish and sociable relationship between them. The company between Huck and...