Imagine living back in a day where school was not mandatory, children did as they pleased, and everything was undiscovered and exciting. In the book entitled The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, written by Mark Twain, this was exactly how it was for the children of St. Petersburg. In this book, the freedom and innocence of the children was clearly shown by examining the daily lives and adventures of the characters. Through the characters of Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher, and Huckleberry Finn, the author shows that this statement is true. These three characters helped to illustrate how the theme rela…