Brief Summary Of The Novel 'True Grit' By Charles Portis

There are so many horrible people in this world, but some of the people are actually good. In True Grit by Charles Portis, there good characters but they are hidden by their past.

The world was against Tom Chaney, everything and everyone hated him, well according to Tom that's how it was. He was a drunk and always filled with anger. After losing a card game, he killed Frank Ross, stole his money, his California gold piece and his horse and then he ran away. Mattie Ross was Ferious about the death of her father and she knew she would seek revenge and kill Tom. After a long and hard journey, Mattie finally tracked him down. But afterwards being captured and talking to Tom, she knew that Tom had some remorse from killing her father. Could that actually make him a good guy? Tom kept telling Mattie that Her father was a great man but then why did he shoot And kill him?
He was Notorious for his train robberies. Stealing valuables from the most innocent people. Seemed like he did care for anyone but himself but when Mattie was captured by Tom. He made it clear that her wanted to wring her scrawny little neck but Ned Wouldn't allow it because he has never killed a woman or anyone under the age of seventeen. Although Ned has committed so many crimes, he spared Mattie's life and that shows that he's a good person deep down