The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Metamorphosis

Mark Twain the author was an American Writer & Humorist. His real name is “Samuel Longhorne Clemens”. Mark Twain is the pen name. His notable works are “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” & “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”. In his credit there are 28 books and numerous Sketches & Short stories. ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ came out in 1869. It features one of the best-loved characters in American fiction. Mark Twain’s famous short stories are: ‘The War Prayer’ ‘A Dog’s Tale’ ‘Eve’s Diary’ ‘A Ghost Story’ ‘Luck’ ‘Advice to little Girls’ ‘Cannibalism in the Cars’ and lot many… This novel is about a boy growing up along the Mississippi River. Tom Sawyer has several adventures after with his friend Huckleberry Finn. An Excerpt: “Tom falls in love with Becky Thatcher a new girl in town wins the admiration of the judge in the church by obtaining the Bible as a prize but reveals his ignorance when he is unable to answer basic questions about Scripture. Tom pursues Becky eventually persuading her to get engaged by kissing him. Their romance soon collapses when she discovers that Tom was engaged to another school girl…” The book has been widely adapted into feature films and Television Series. A must-have book for everyone.. MetamorphosisFranz Kafka the author has very nicely narrated the story of Gregou Samsa who wakes up one day to discover that he has metamorphosed into a bug. The book concerns itself with the themes of alienation and existentialism. The author has written many important stories including ‘The Judgement’ and much of his novels ‘Amerika’ ‘The Castle’ ‘The Hunger Artist’. Many of his stories were published during his lifetime but many were not. Over the course of the 1920s and 30s Kafka’s works were published and translated instantly becoming landmarks of twentieth-century literature. Ironically the story ends on an optimistic note as the family puts itself back together. The style of the book epitomizes Kafka’s writing. Kafka very interestingly used to present an impossible situation such as a man’s transformation into an insect and develop the story from there with perfect realism and intense attention to detail. The Metamorphosis is an autobiographical piece of writing and we find that parts of the story reflect Kafka’s own life.