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TOM JONES BY HENRY FIELDING . CREATED BY PINA , ALESSIA AND RAFFAELLA. introduction. The author of the story is Henry Fielding , Written in 1749 The genre is fiction The main theme is adventure / fighting
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TOM JONESBY HENRY FIELDING CREATED BY PINA , ALESSIA AND RAFFAELLA
introduction The authorof the story is Henry Fielding, Written in 1749 The genreis fiction The mainthemeisadventure/fighting Henry FieldingdescribedTom Jones as a “comicepic in prose”, and becameveryimportantbecausehedescribedthe human nature withtheirvices and virtues.
the story This story tellsabout Tom, a newborn baby, founded in the bedroomof a rich gentlemen, MrAllworthy, whobringshim upwithhis dead sister’s child, Blifil. Tom washonest and brave, whileBlifil, was insincere and cruel. MrThwackum, a sadisticchurchchaplain, formsanalliancewithBlifilagainst Tom and managesto convince MrAllworthytodisownhim,and Tom isforcedtoleavehishome.Hehasmanyadventure and many women butheisstill in love withSophia.AfterMrAllworthyfindsthat Tom’s motherwashisownsister and Tom returnshome.HemarriesSophia and forgiveseveryone, Blifiltoo.
Life of henry fielding Hewasborn in Somerset ,in 1707 and studied first at Eton and then at the DutchUniversityofLeyden.Muchofhis work wassatirical. Hebegantowritefor the theatre and married a lady ofmeans.HewasmadeJusticeof the Peace and the followingyear London Magistrate.In 1754 movedtoPortugal ,died and wasburied in the English cemetery in Lisbon.
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