What is a quote from Tom Sawyer?
One of the most famous quotations from Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is:
"Injun Joe was buried near the mouth of the cave; and people flocked there in boats and wagons from the towns and from all the farms and hamlets for seven miles around; they brought their children, and all sorts of provisions, and confessed that they had had almost as satisfactory a time at the funeral as they could have had at the hanging."
This quotation captures Twain's signature wit and satirical commentary on human behavior. It humorously suggests that the townspeople found the funeral of Injun Joe to be a form of entertainment, even likening it to a hanging, which was a more traditional form of public spectacle in that era. Twain's ability to blend humor and social commentary is a hallmark of his writing.
