In the Adventures of Tom Sawyer , Tom is to be
envied because of his extremely outrageous adventures. Anyone, particularly
someone of my age would be thrilled to do what he does. As the book continues,
Tom shows another side; he becomes a calm, level-headed kid. His upbringing
most likely contributes to his wild side as well as his responsible side.
Tom is a fun kid. He likes to play pirates,
hunt for treasures and create havoc. He pretended he was Robin Hood, so much he
went by the book, from clothes to daggers, excited to be an outlaw. It was
important to Tom though, that while he was pretending to be Robin Hood, that
the game should be like the real Robin Hood. Sometimes Tom likes to do things
by the book.
He is very good person to be with in times of
trouble. He helped Becky and Muff Potter by intelligence. With Becky it was the
adventure in the caves without Tom and Becky would have a harder time to get
out. With Muff it was that he and Huck witnessed the murder and Tom came through
and told the truth. Without Tom, Muff could have been hung or go to prison for
a long time.
Tom uses his head in serious situations. For example when Injun
Joe was upstairs and Tom has to be quiet. It seemed nothing else mattered. Tom
works best under pressure because he thinks more about it.
Somehow, Tom had sensitivity for others, even
others didn't have it for him. Like the situation with the torn page of the
teachers book. Even though Tom didn't tear the page he still took the blame for
Becky when Becky was being mean to him. He got a whipping Tom didn't care he
had gotten them before that was just same as it ever was for Tom.
Tom's upbringing most likely leads to his
adventurous side. The fact he doesn't have a mother living with him probably has
a little less respect for Aunt Polly than he Biological mother. He wouldn't
have less love since Aunt Polly was nice enough to take care of him.
In conclusion, Tom is just a boy who likes
adventures. He pays for his mistakes most of the time. Tom is also a kid who
needs more love and understanding and to have some responsibility. Maybe it is
his independence that makes him that way, or maybe its because he wants more
love and attention.
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