How Does Tom Sawyer Mature

Tom Sawyer had stayed true to himself till the end of the novel and exhibited changes in his identity and values. In the middle of the book, Tom began to display his maturity. Right before halfway through the book Tom never stood up for anyone. Becky had ripped a page in the Anatomy book and when class begun Tom at first hesitated to tell on Becky but eventually took the liberty to take the blame. Another example of Coming of Age was when Tom and Becky got lost in McDougal's cave. Most children Tom’s age would either be paralyzed in fear to be lost in a dark, enormous cave or would explore. Instead, Tom not only searched the cave but he rationed his wedding cake and the candles with Becky. He also comforted her when he needed comfort himself.

In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer is a hard kid to pin down. Not just literally, either. While he’s jumping over fences and getting lost and tricking everyone into thinking he’s dead, you keep going back and forth from thinking you know what kind of character traits he holds. He keeps the reader in constant confusion throughout the whole book, at least that’s what he did for me. Just when his selflessness shines through, there’s just as much emphasis, if not more, on his mischievous or selfish ways. He appears in three other novels by Twain: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer Abroad, and Tom Sawyer, Detective. Sawyer also appears in at least three unfinished Twain works, Huck and Tom Among the Indians, Schoolhouse Hill, and Tom Sawyer's Conspiracy.

Initially, Widow Douglas attempts to civilize Huckleberry Finn, being Huckleberry has recently discovered a large sum of money with Tom, and have placed it in a trust by Judge Thatcher. Furthermore, Tom, Huck and a couple of boys attempted to form a gang but ultimately failed, in addition, Huck heard his drunk father has come demanding for his money. Huck’s father is furious about Huck being educated by Miss Watson, and constantly threatens him, as a result, Huck faked his own death with a pig’s blood and fled on a canoe. Subsequently, Huck temporarily settles in an island and then encounters Jim, which motive for fleeing is as a result of being afraid he would be sold away from his family. In addition, they come along a steamboat wreck and

His extreme malleability as a teenager makes Huck the paragon of this stereotype and is a weakness that spawns from his confusing upbringings, creating a portal through which much of the audience of this book can truly understand Huck. The relatability of Huck to a modern teenager is apparent as the book displays Huck’s yearning to model after his friend Tom Sawyer. Tom’s sole purpose in this book is to provide a foil to Huck, as he becomes the ringleader of Huck’s group and then does little more for Huck than give inspiration for very poor decisions throughout the novel (Eliot 18). One example of this poor decision making occurred when Huck and Jim come across the wrecked Walter Scott in the middle of a thunderstorm. Huck reasons to Jim that the pair should board the ship and plunder because “[Tom Sawyer] would call it an adventure… and he’d land on that wreck if it was his last act” (63). Upon discovering that there were three robbers on the ship, two of which were plotting to kill the third, Huck still refused to leave because, as he told himself, “Tom Sawyer wouldn’t back out now, and so I won’t either” (65). Huck’s desire to follow in suit of his peer is extreme to the point of actually putting himself in harm’s way. Twain utilizes the faults in the approach taken by Huck to be a carbon copy of Tom to teach possibly

In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, a boy named Tom is always thinking of different ways that he and his friends can make life more fun and adventurous for themselves. When Tom thinks of these adventurous ideas, they are most likely not going to be safe. He will also follow other boys’ ideas of adventure, but Tom will only do this if it is in his level of adventure. For instance, if one of Tom’s friends tells him a good adventurous, crazy idea, he is going to consider it. If one of his friends tells him an adventure that is not going to be an exciting, crazy, and adventurous trip, Tom will not approve of it. This makes Tom sometimes a leader and sometimes a follower. Although Tom could be considered as a follower, he rarely ever follows other boys’ ideas because his idea of

Many novels are written better when the main character displays many different attitudes. In the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain portrays many different situations in which Tom’s age varies. First, Tom truly acts as a senseless little six year old. Further, Tom has started to mature and acts like a problematic twelve year old. Finally, Tom proves that he has truly matured and behaves like a responsible teenager.

Tom Sawyer also matured throughout the book in many ways. Tom learned that he needed to put others before him. When Joe, Huck and Tom came back from Jackson's Island during their own funeral everyone at the funeral was surprised. When Tom and Joe were showered with praise by Aunt Polly and Mrs.Harper Tom was worried about Huck. Huck had no one that praised him and was happy that he had returned. Tom

In this novel, Mark Twain gives many examples of Tom always having Friends that are here for him, in every situation. Tom's family does not appreciate his adventurous and imaginative nature, but his close friends such as huck finn and joe harper are easily influenced by these characteristics. In the story you can see that Tom feels sorry for Huck, as if he were alone in the world. Tom wanted to be there for him and go on adventures with him to make him feel like a part of something important.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” (Mark Twain). In the story, Tom on his friends go on all sorts of adventures and live their lives to the fullest. They never hold back in the decisions that they make and they do not care about what they need to do to make it the best they can. One of the themes that Mark Twain explores in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is adventure can lead to many different situations. Three examples that support this theme are when Tom and Huck witness a murder, people think Tom, Joe, and Huck are dead, and when Tom and Becky get lost in a cave and almost die.

Huck, in order to prevent quarrels and maintain peace. He allows them to take charge and does whatever they say. The only difference between Tom’s dominance and the two men who hop on Jim and Huck’s raft is that Huck only follows Tom because he offered the poverty-stricken boy friendship. Also Tom’s fascination with romantic imaginations entertains Huck because it is the only bit of boyish quality he can attain to. The ‘duke’ and ‘dauphin’ have a sense of charge to the point that Huck actually has no say in the matter because even though he has grown up and craves more to the understanding of real-world problems, he is but a boy and Jim is an escaped slave. But there is something more Twain included to Huck’s behavior, and this is that because of his father’s physical dominance, he has shriveled into a sheep. He naturally allows himself to be put below someone else. “The silent assertion that nothing is going on which fair and intelligent men are aware of and are engaged by their duty to try to stop.” (Mark Twain) Twain’s words describe Huck’s form of character simply and this is a fascinating idea that Twain uses to distinguish Huck’s realism to Tom’s romanticism cognitive thinking.

Sometimes Tom’s desire for glory and attention causes him to act selfishly, showing little regard to for others’ feelings. When Tom is on the island with Huck and Joe, they see a steamboat looking for a drowned person. Then conceive they are the people they are looking for. The other two children feel solemn while Tom feels glorified. Twain writes,

They begin to argue and Tom leaves in rejection which leads him to the town drunk’s son Huckleberry Finn. Trouble begins to arise when they plan to meet at a cemetery in attempt to get rid of Huck’s wart with a dead cat, but instead they witness Injun Joe killing poor Dr. Robinson. On another adventure feeling rejected and detested by their community, Tom, Huck and Joe Harper runaway to Jackson Island. When Tom finds out how much they are missed by their town, they return to watch their funeral and become the envy of their friends. These experiences however, don’t compare to Tom and Huck’s hunt for treasure which leads them to bumping into Injun Joe and his Spaniard companion. Desperate for the gold they track both culprits and find the treasure in the town’s cave. Both boys are jubilant and become the attention of their

Tom’s need for attention and glory reaches an all-time peak when he deliberately chooses glory over the comfort and well-being of loved ones. Tom makes an effort to return home to Aunt Polly so she knows that he and his friends aren’t dead, they’re just out pirating. This was a big deal for Tom, so clearly he knows that it’s the right thing to do. When he gets home, he sees Aunt Polly, Mrs. Harper, and Mary mourning and suddenly “his heart was full of pity for her” (83). Tom was going to leave the note, “But something occurred to him, and he lingered considering” (83). After this, Tom kisses her and then leaves even though he still has the note with him. This passage shows the reader that Tom consciously makes a huge effort to tell Aunt Polly that he isn’t dead yet, he returns to the island with the note just so he can see his own funeral, even though he is going to let Aunt Polly

Tom Sawyer is an extremely selfish boy who only thinks of himself. Much of what he does in the beginning only benefits him. He’s considered a menace by the parents, and a hero to the children, but slowly, as Tom matures and does things to help people, he earns everyone’s respect.

Tom’s daily experiences really showed that he was very mature. Every day, Tom would be faced with different problems and experiences. He would face these experiences maturely. The book says that Tom persuades Huckleberry Finn to continue staying with Widow Douglas.This was a very mature thought that Tom had. Also, Tom witnesses the death of Doctor Robinson and then begs and pleads for forgiveness to Aunt Polly because he snuck out and did this. Tom handled this situations very maturely and knew in his heart that