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From: "Kent Rasmussen" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 3:13 PM
Subject: A New Year's treat for your enjoyment and edification
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> While reading about the 1938 film _The Adventures of Tom Sawyer_ on =
> IMDB.com, I found a review that had been posted in 2004 by a Chinese =
> university student who evidently majored in the English language. The =
> review is a total delight and should brighten your day, so I'm appending =
> it below.=20
> ____________________________________
> I think "The adventures of Tom Sawyer" I saw is an old old movie. And I =
> ever thought that it must be a specific one for children. However, I =
> found out the movie nowadays also has its own particular attraction. I =
> still remember that Tom's aunt and half-brother Sid have not satisfied =
> with him. But Tom is real a kind of clever boy. He can often get away =
> with the punishment. In a brilliant scheme, Tom is able to con the =
> neighborhood boy into completing the task for him. Besides, the episode =
> which is full of children love is very interesting. Tom immediately =
> falls in love with Becky at the first sight who is the Judge's daughter. =
> He does everything just for winning her love even he asks for "get =
> engaged." Of course, it is arranged funny in the movie that he broke his =
> relationship with Becky because he accidentally blusts that has been =
> engaged before. Sometimes I can't help thinking about the fact how =
> really mature Tom is. Also a romantic boy, right? Mentioned about =
> honesty and courage. Tom indeed is a good example for all the children =
> even for most of us adults. Because Tom and Huck are extremely scared =
> that Injun Joe who is real the killer will attempts to seek revenge on =
> them. According to Tom's sense of justice Tom decides to be the witness =
> in the court. I think Tom does not want to burden the guilty consciences =
> and then make up his mind to tell the truth to the town. Maybe most of =
> us could not do that like Tom in the real situation. Therefore on the =
> other hand, The adventures of Tom Sawyer is for all the people including =
> children and adults. In this sense, Tom is our good example in the =
> modern society. Although our society is boomer than before, existence of =
> conscience is more necessary than before.=20
>
> Guangxi University of Technology=20
> Foreign Language Department English Major Class022
>
> (reviewer's name omitted--KR)
>
> _______________
>
> I especially like the film review because it reminds me of this 1875 =
> letter from a Danish fan I included in _Dear Mark Twain_:
>
> To
> Mr. Samuel L. Clemens alias Mark Twain:
>
> Please to excuse that I fall with the door in the house, without first =
> to begin with the usual long ribble-row. I want to become the autograph =
> of the over alle the world well known Mark Twain, whose narratives so =
> apt have procured me a laughter.
>
> If you will answer this letter, I will be very glad. Answer me what you =
> will; but two words. If you not will answer me other so write only, that =
> you do not like to write autographs.
>
> Your
> Carl Jensen
> Ans.
> C. Jensen, custom officer
> Stubbekjobing in Falster
> Denmark
> Europe
>
> Mark Twain's marginal comment: "Preserve this remarkable letter."
> ___________________________________
>
> Lest I seem cruelly insensitive, I'll confess that when I lived in South =
> Africa many years ago, I wrote a long note in Afrikaans to the mail =
> carriers that I pinned to the front door of my apartment. When an =
> Afrikaner friend read that note, his uncontrollable laughter convinced =
> me what I had written was not for public consumption, so I instantly =
> destroyed it. I have no doubt that the syntax of my Afrikaans note was =
> probably at about the same level as the syntax of the Chinese and Danish =
> writers' notes.
>
> Happy new year to all!
>
> Kent Rasmussen
> in sunny Southern California
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> <DIV>While reading about the 1938 film _The Adventures of Tom Sawyer_ on =
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> IMDB.com, I found a review that had been posted in 2004 by a Chinese =
> university=20
> student who evidently majored in the English language. The review is a =
> total=20
> delight and should brighten your day, so I'm appending it below. </DIV>
> <DIV>____________________________________</DIV>
> <P>I think "The adventures of Tom Sawyer" I saw is an old old movie. And =
> I ever=20
> thought that it must be a specific one for children. However, I found =
> out the=20
> movie nowadays also has its own particular attraction. I still remember =
> that=20
> Tom's aunt and half-brother Sid have not satisfied with him. But Tom is =
> real a=20
> kind of clever boy. He can often get away with the punishment. In a =
> brilliant=20
> scheme, Tom is able to con the neighborhood boy into completing the task =
> for=20
> him. Besides, the episode which is full of children love is very =
> interesting.=20
> Tom immediately falls in love with Becky at the first sight who is the =
> Judge's=20
> daughter. He does everything just for winning her love even he asks for =
> "get=20
> engaged." Of course, it is arranged funny in the movie that he broke his =
>
> relationship with Becky because he accidentally blusts that has been =
> engaged=20
> before. Sometimes I can't help thinking about the fact how really mature =
> Tom is.=20
> Also a romantic boy, right? Mentioned about honesty and courage. Tom =
> indeed is a=20
> good example for all the children even for most of us adults. Because =
> Tom and=20
> Huck are extremely scared that Injun Joe who is real the killer will =
> attempts to=20
> seek revenge on them. According to Tom's sense of justice Tom decides to =
> be the=20
> witness in the court. I think Tom does not want to burden the guilty =
> consciences=20
> and then make up his mind to tell the truth to the town. Maybe most of =
> us could=20
> not do that like Tom in the real situation. Therefore on the other hand, =
> The=20
> adventures of Tom Sawyer is for all the people including children and =
> adults. In=20
> this sense, Tom is our good example in the modern society. Although our =
> society=20
> is boomer than before, existence of conscience is more necessary than =
> before.=20
> <BR><BR>Guangxi University of Technology <BR>Foreign Language Department =
> English=20
> Major Class022</P>
> <P>(reviewer's name omitted--KR)</P>
> <P>_______________</P>
> <P>I especially like the film review because it reminds me of this=20
> 1875 letter from a Danish fan I included in _Dear Mark =
> Twain_:</P><FONT=20
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> face=3DMinionPro-Regular=20
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> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>To</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>Mr. Samuel L. Clemens alias Mark=20
> Twain:</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>Please to excuse that I fall with the =
> door in the=20
> house, without first to begin </FONT><FONT size=3D4>with the usual long=20
> ribble-row. I want to become the autograph of the over alle </FONT><FONT =
>
> size=3D4>the world well known Mark Twain, whose narratives so apt have =
> procured me=20
> a </FONT><FONT size=3D4>laughter.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>If you will answer this letter, I will =
> be very=20
> glad. Answer me what you will; </FONT><FONT size=3D4>but two words. If =
> you not=20
> will answer me other so write only, that you do not </FONT><FONT =
> size=3D4>like to=20
> write autographs.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>Your</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>Carl Jensen</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>Ans.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>C. Jensen, custom officer</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>Stubbekjobing in Falster</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>Denmark</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D4>Europe</FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT><FONT=20
> face=3DMinionPro-It size=3D1><FONT face=3DMinionPro-It size=3D1>
> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Mark Twain's marginal comment: =
> "</FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT=20
> lang=3DZH-TW face=3DMinionPro-Regular size=3D1><FONT lang=3DZH-TW =
> face=3DMinionPro-Regular=20
> size=3D1><FONT size=3D4>Preserve this remarkable =
> letter."</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT lang=3DZH-TW face=3DMinionPro-Regular size=3D1><FONT =
> lang=3DZH-TW=20
> face=3DMinionPro-Regular size=3D1><FONT=20
> size=3D4>___________________________________</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV>Lest I seem cruelly insensitive, I'll confess that when I lived in =
> South=20
> Africa many years ago, I wrote a long note in Afrikaans to the mail =
> carriers=20
> that I pinned to the front door of my apartment. When an Afrikaner =
> friend read=20
> that note, his uncontrollable laughter convinced me what I had written =
> was not=20
> for public consumption, so I instantly destroyed it. I have no doubt =
> that the=20
> syntax of my Afrikaans note was probably at about the same level as the =
> syntax=20
> of the Chinese and Danish writers' notes.</DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV>Happy new year to all!</DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV>Kent Rasmussen</DIV>
> <DIV>in sunny Southern California<BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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