How Is Tom Sawyer Brave

Imagine a boy, who creates havoc, is extremely brave, and can think quick on his feet. In the fiction story The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain, the character Tom Sawyer is a perfect example of this boy. Tom lives in the small town of St. Petersburg, Missouri. Tom goes through many adventures, such as getting lost in caves, fakes his own death, and going to a graveyard at night! can has many prominent traits which are displayed through the book. Overall, Tom Sawyer is a deceiving boy, which displays him as a mischievous, brave, and clever. First of all, I think that Tom is mischievous. This is shown by all that he trouble he gets into. For example, he is stealing jam and hiding from Aunt Polly. “Well i know what it is-it’s jam!” (Pg. 2) This shows that Tom will steal from his aunt for sweets. He also hid from her when she was looking for him. This shows that he will make mischief to get what he wants. Also, Tom releases a pinchbug into church. He does this because he’s bored. “Presently he thought of his treasure, a pinch bug in a percussion cap box.” This shows how he is mischievous, because he releases a pinch bug to cure his boredom. Overall, Tom is mischievous, and that is shown by these actions.
Following this, Tom is a brave boy.
One example of this is that Tom goes to a graveyard at midnight to get rid of warts. “Huck, do you believe that the dead people like us here?” (Pg. 64). They went to a graveyard at midnight, even though they’re superstitious. This shows that they are brave. Following this, Tom gets lost in the caves with Becky at her birthday party, and he keeps a cool head. “Becky, they will look for us!” (Pg. 204) He was in the cave, and tried to find a way out alone, leaving Becky at safety. This displayed braveness, because he risked his own safety for Becky's. In conclusion, Tom is a brave boy, which is displayed by these
traits. Finally, Tom is displayed in the book as clever. One form of his cleverness is when he uses a string to find his way out of a cave he and Becky got lost in. “You hold onto one end of the string and i’ll hold the other. This way I won’t get lost.” (Pg. 208) Tom was able to think quickly, using the string to walk around freely. This shows that he is clever, because most people can’t think this fast. Also, Tom is paid by his friends to let them wash a fence. “No, it takes expertise to do it Tom said. I’ll give you my apple Joe replied”. Tom tells his friends that it’s fun, so they wash the fence for him. I believe that Tom is a clever boy, who can think quick on his feet. Overall, Tom is mischievous, brave, and a clever boy. I feel that these traits are clearly defined by the examples, and Tom will fit perfectly as these traits.