How Does Mischief Revealed In The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer

“ If you don't try, you'll never know.” This quote explains that in your lifetime you're going to have to take risks and try new things. In the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Tom takes many risks and so have I during the year. Tom also had many changes in the book, as did I throughout my 7th grade year.

Tom Sawyer is a complex character that represents the journey from childhood to adulthood that we all have experienced. The character development that Tom goes through during The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is long and sometimes inconsistent due to the episodic nature of the novel, but his character traits remain along with the overall message. Throughout the story, Tom Sawyer's main characteristics/traits become apparent within the first few chapters. Tom Sawyer is mischievous, envious, and adventurous.

The theme that I think the story has presented was the growth of the character Tom. In the first part of this book Tom participated in many pranks and adventures not caring about the consequences that could happen after each prank or adventure. After witnessing a murder with his friend he shows a little bit of growth from the prankster he is. He had done the right thing to testify against Injun Joe. Doing the right thing helped him grow as a person and the reward of becoming more of an adult.” Auntie, I wish I hadn’t done it—but I didn’t think.” Chapter 19, pg.118 When Tom realized he had hurt aunt Polly by not telling her he was still alive. He tells her that he cares about her a lot. Tom had matured enough to take the blame for something he had not done to keep Becky out of trouble. Throughout the story he grew as a

First of all, O’Connor uses the theme of mischief because the criminal’s name is “The Misfit” and the story progresses to show how much trouble the misfit has actually gotten himself into. I believe the reason why O’Connor used the name misfit to describe the criminal is because he wanted to portray how people judge and view others based on what they think they know. “The Misfit” does not always have to describe a “bad man” but is also does not have to represent a “good man” either. That is why O’Connor used mischief in this story.

He’s always playing hooky. However, he’s also saving lives, such as Muff Potter’s. He tries to teach Huck the ways of robbers and pirates, all the while trying to get him to go back to the Widow’s and live in society. Most readers are familiar with his mischievous deeds, though we shouldn’t forget about when Becky rips the teacher’s anatomy book. Tom took accountability for tearing it when Ms. Dobbins’ urged the culprit to come clean. Though this brings more uncertainty, as there are some hints that Tom was still getting pleasure from taking the blame, such as when the book states that the adoration in Becky’s eyes is so valuable that it is worth one thousand floggings from Ms. Dobbins. These examples are some of the main reasons for the disarray in Tom’s

Mischievous means to show a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way. In the play Travis acts mischievous to when he was asking his mother for 50 cents and to when he was chasing a rat. On page 59 of “ A Raisin in the Sun” Travis says, “...BAM! BAM! BAM!---and he was still jumping around and bleeding like everything too---there’s rat blood all over the street ”, This proves Travis is mischievous because he’s causing trouble in a playful way. Also on page 30 of “A Raisin in the Sun” Travis says, “(In the face of love, new aggressiveness) Moma, could I please go carry groceries”. This proves that Travis is a mischievous character because he’s mischievously asking his mother for 50 cents, even though she doesn't have it. This shows Travis is a mischievous character and he playfully causes

“There is no better test of a man’s integrity than his behavior when he is wrong.” (Marvin Williams). This story takes place in St. Petersburg, Missouri. Mark Twain, the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, has another book, Huckleberry Finn. “Tom Sawyer hates boredom. So he makes life as exciting as possible – for everyone!”(Twain, back cover). Tom Sawyer, even though he can be a bezonian, has integrity because he helps his friends in indecent situations.

Ironically, towards the end, Tom’s aunt, Polly, reveals that Jim has been free this entire time, and the rest find that Tom had done all of this for the thrill. This contributes to the work as a whole in that Tom’s motive to experience an adventure could have potentially put their lives at stake. Additionally, his action brings a sense of risk and psychopathic behavior, mainly since no average individual would manipulate others the similarly just to achieve a level of

Tom Sawyer is a book about a boy who has some crazy adventures. Tom also gets into almost of trouble through his adventures. Throughout the book tom changes and becomes a better person. This is how he changes and becomes a better person.

Even the literature that is scattered about the room is a reflection of Tom's character.  "Simon Called Peter" and "Town Tattle" are the only available items to read and they are of an extremely unintelligent nature.  Gossip magazines and this popular immoral novel (209) are telling evidence of Tom's immaturity.

One of the themes that Mark Twain explores in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is rebellion. Three examples that support this theme are when Tom runs away and becomes a “pirate”, when Tom breaks his promise to Huck and tells everyone about the murder, and when Huck runs away from the widow. First, Tom rebels against Aunt Polly by running away from home. When Aunt Polly punishes Tom for feeding pain-killer to the cat, Tom jumps to conclusions and thinks that she doesn’t love him anymore. He decides to run away, and begins to “...blubber out something about a resolution to escape from hard usage and lack of sympathy at home by roaming abroad into the great world never to return” (Twain 81).

Tom Sawyer’s Risks and Rewards Risks, rewards, and consequences. They’re everywhere, from a classroom to in books. In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, it tells us, well, about the adventures of Tom Sawyer. Tom is an average boy. He doesn’t follow the rules, he likes to play, and he is impeccably mischievous.

One being is when Tom Sawyer is told by Aunt Polly to whitewash the fence and he invents a scheme to get all of the kids to do it for him (13). The trick being that Tom tricks Aunt Polly into believing he accomplished the task and in an exceptional amount of time. Another incident including Tom and Aunt Polly is when he returns from the island and tells Aunt Polly he had a dream, which consists of the things the town was saying about the boys who had been missing, but really, Tom went back to the town and listened in on what Aunt Polly and what other people in the town were saying (113). This makes Aunt Polly remorseful of how she treated Tom in the past. Later, Aunt Polly finds out that Tom had returned because Joe’s mother told her that they came back that night, and Tom’s dream was fake.

In the Ancient Greek times, superstitious practices were introduced to the commonfolk, but it did not become a “popular” practice until the late 1800’s (Burns 1). Throughout the novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, it is evident that superstitions are practiced similarly to religion by the children in the community. The author, Mark Twain, uses superstitions to construct a theme of prosperity and chance. Although many people believe superstitions are an act of foolishness, the truth is Tom and many others believed and practiced superstitious activities for such things as curing cramps, finding lost marbles, and even removing warts.

Correct behavior is prevalent in the community. Throughout the story, the reader can see what correct behavior is, and what incorrect (sinful) behavior is, and how children are punished for the latter. Children are expected to the rules and they are expected to be on their best behavior. These correct behaviors include the children having to go to school, and both children and adults go to church. Children also go to Sunday school where they learn about God and recite bible verses. Additional behaviors include children praying at home and memorizing the Bible in verses. This is seen when Tom 's brother, Sid, tells Aunt Polly that Tom isn 't praying at night. Tom is also seen struggling to remember the verses he had to remember for the week. When children do something wrong in school, they are punished by being hit with a rod to stop the behavior from happening again, and deter other children for committing the same act. This not only happens in school, but it also happens at home as well. Some parents (like Aunt Polly) have moral dilemma 's when punishing their