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    superior to Tom? Huck seems to have matured more than Tom. Although Tom is imaginative‚ he is not as honest and genuine as Huck. Tom has a little more self interest and bias than Huck does. He withholds the information about Jim until the end of the story and Huck seems to have an internal value system that does not change. Even though he looks up to Tom‚ Huck seems more of an humanitarian character. What happens to Jim? When the doctor appears‚ bringing Tom on a stretcher and Jim in chains‚ Tom is comatose

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    By analyzing Tom Robinson he can be characterized as warm hearted and hardworking. To begin with Tom can be characterized as warm hearted. Tom can be warm hearted in several ways‚ here is an example “ I’d tip m’hat… a chiffarobe for her” (Lee page‚ 255) From this quote it tells us that Tom is warm hearted in general to other people. By tipping his hat out towards Mayella shows a friendly hello. It shows that he is willing to help someone out if they need a hand. Tom is being a kind young man and

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    Hero in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer‚ the main character of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer‚ written by Mark Twain‚ is an average boy who is bored with his civilized life and escapes these constraints by pulling pranks. The character‚ Tom is presented as a realistic and convincing boy. He is kind and loving‚ but also cruel‚ stupid‚ and hypocritical. As the story progresses‚ Tom shows signs of maturity. The story of Tom Sawyer‚ as well as TOM being about a realistic character

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    Finn‚ is influenced by his best friend‚ Tom‚ for the majority of the story. Only when he is freed of Tom’s influence‚ is Huck able to make any moral developments and solidify his own values. Through this novel‚ Mark Twain aims to show us how twisted society’s values are and how easily Tom influences Huck’s decisions. Huck looks to Tom Sawyer for advice on everything because Tom represents the educated‚ well-read part of society. Huck thinks that because Tom is educated‚ he must know what is “right”

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    Adventures of Tom Sawyer‚ by Mark Twain is about a young boy‚ Tom who learns from his mistakes‚ and becomes a young man. Throughout the story Tom causes mischief. The climax in the story is when Tom‚ Huck‚ and Becky get lost in MacDougal’s cave and the townhouse a funeral thinking they are dead. Tom Sawyer is a mischief young boy growing up and learning from his mistakes. Oh that troublemaker. Tom is nothing like his brother‚ Tom is always ditching school and causing so much trouble. Tom skip school

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    “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” Using the knowledge I received while reading the novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” I created a book cover with symbols that represent the plotline. In my book cover I chose a series of images that includes a white fence‚ a paint brush‚ a paint bucket‚ a large tree‚ map and marbles. With the symbol of the tree and the map‚ I used my knowledge of the finally of novel to give a slight insight into the ending of the novel. In the ending of novel‚ Tom and Huck find gold

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    become mature. Maturity is the act of caring for others‚ growing up‚ showing leadership and telling the truth. Tom Sawyer‚ from the book‚ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain‚ shows maturity. Tom is an adventure loving boy. He is immature in the beginning of the story but as the story progresses‚ his action demonstrates his maturity. Tom grows up and learns from his own experiences. Tom Sawyer matures throughout the novel by his ability to care for other people‚ his testimony at the trial‚ and

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    man. This is the story of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer‚ by Mark Twain. The novel follows the experiences of Tom Sawyer‚ a juvenile delinquent‚ as he sights true love‚ witnesses a murder‚ and embarks on a plethora of other adventures. After all the grief‚ excitement‚ fear‚ and joy‚ Tom emerged as a different person. His once mischievous nature is fading and is becoming replaced with responsibility‚ protectability‚ and integrity. Overall‚ this displays Tom as a more mature and respectable human being

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    Tom should tell the sherif because. If Tom doesn’t tell the sheriff Indian Joe could end up killing him as well as huck. Another reason would be if he tells Tom would not have to worry about another person getting murdered. My Final reason would be if Tom would have told Joe would be a wanted man and would be sent to prison. But on the other hand if Tom wouldn’t have told anyone his chances of getting killed himself would be slim. My first reason would be that if Tom would have told the shefir

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    Lying‚ something the human flesh has struggled with for ages. It has shattered the lives of millions and offered the illusion of hope to countless others. Can this mechanism ever be operated for good? In the classic book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain‚ Tom was faced with this same question‚ is lying always bad? Lying is saying something that is not true. But can a lie be good? Everyone agrees that a lie is saying something untruthful. Some believe that‚ used in the right way; lies can be

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