The Great Brain Themes

When we say The Great Brain, we're not talking about a guy who gets straight As in school. In fact, we have no idea how Tom does in class. We just know that he devotes his immense intellect to some...

Love the Great Brain or hate him, we have to admire him. Or do we? J.D. certainly admires his older brother, and so do lots of other people in The Great Brain. Thing is, while his vast intellect is...

Religion isn't one of the big in-your-face themes of The Great Brain, but it's always there right under the surface. There's some mild religious conflict between Mormons, who make up eighty percent...

The world is no bigger than the small town of Adenville, at least according to The Great Brain. Sure, we hear there's a place called Salt Lake City somewhere, but has anyone ever seen it? Everythin...

Are you chicken? We hope not, because if so, you won't last a minute among the rough-and-tumble boys of Adenville. In 1896, when The Great Brain is set, no one seems to use their words, and instead...

Tom is basically always proud of himself and his great brain, so that's a given. What's more surprising is how often J.D. is proud of himself in The Great Brain—and for some really strange things...

It's all about the Benjamins for Tom in The Great Brain, and he puts his great brain to work only on profitable enterprises, determined to become a millionaire by the time he's grown. He never make...

If you're looking for grand, earth-shattering dreams, hopes, and plans, look elsewhere. The kind of dreams, hopes, and plans you'll find in The Great Brain are the small scale ones of childhood: th...