Realistic Hero In Mark Twain's The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
Realistic 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, is a story that is instructive to adults and children.
Tom is shown, throughout the story, as a typical boy of his time. He has a loving, happy home, with his devoted Aunt Polly to care for him. He is restricted by his home routine of prayers, meals, chores, bedtime, ETCTERA, but when his routine life gets TOO dull, he has the nearby river and woods, where he can go to escape. Though Tom is not " the model boy" of the village. He plays boyish pranks on Aunt Polly, Sid, his friends, and everyone in town. He steals, lies, plays hooky, fights, and goes …show more content…
Tom runs away form Aunt Polly and Becky to play pirate. He and his friends camp out for many days, feed and amuse themselves, and even protect themselves when a terrible storm hits. Tom shows concern for his aunt's feelings by sneaking off the island and LETTING her know he is safe. Because he wants to see his own funeral, he does not tell his Aunt Polly of his safety, but at least he had the thought to tell her, which shows somewhat of his maturity.
The most important example of Tom's maturation is the story of Injun Joe. When Tom and a rescue party find Injun Joe dead in the cave, "Tom was touched, for he knew by his own experience how this wretch had suffered." (227) This shows how Tom has learned the ability to consider the feelings of even an evil person like Injun
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, is a story that is instructive to adults and children.
Tom is shown, throughout the story, as a typical boy of his time. He has a loving, happy home, with his devoted Aunt Polly to care for him. He is restricted by his home routine of prayers, meals, chores, bedtime, ETCTERA, but when his routine life gets TOO dull, he has the nearby river and woods, where he can go to escape. Though Tom is not " the model boy" of the village. He plays boyish pranks on Aunt Polly, Sid, his friends, and everyone in town. He steals, lies, plays hooky, fights, and goes …show more content…
Tom runs away form Aunt Polly and Becky to play pirate. He and his friends camp out for many days, feed and amuse themselves, and even protect themselves when a terrible storm hits. Tom shows concern for his aunt's feelings by sneaking off the island and LETTING her know he is safe. Because he wants to see his own funeral, he does not tell his Aunt Polly of his safety, but at least he had the thought to tell her, which shows somewhat of his maturity.
The most important example of Tom's maturation is the story of Injun Joe. When Tom and a rescue party find Injun Joe dead in the cave, "Tom was touched, for he knew by his own experience how this wretch had suffered." (227) This shows how Tom has learned the ability to consider the feelings of even an evil person like Injun