Risks In Mark Twain's The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a story of a young, mischievous boy who did not like punishment, school, or church. Tom Sawyer had learned a lot and had matured a lot by the end of the book. As a reader reads this book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer he will see that Tom Sawyer gets into a lot of trouble. Through this paper I hope to teach you that Tom Sawyer grew out of his mischievous ways eventually.

During the adventures of Huck and Tom’s treasure hunting, the two came across the antagonist, Injun Joe. Earlier, Huck and Tom witnessed Injun Joe murder a doctor and put the blame on an innocent man. The two juvenile boys had made a vow that neither of them would tell anyone since they were scared that Injun Joe would come after them. This shows fear that most people would experience in this situation. Knowing that an innocent man will be punished for an act he did not commit, Tom’s conscience convinced him to testify against Injun Joe, freeing a guiltless man. “Critics... view incidents such as Tom's encounters with Injun Joe...as confrontations between innocence and evil which initiate Tom into the world of adult responsibilities and consequences.”

Mark Twain’s novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is an exciting and adventurous novel filled with many unique characters. Some are sympathetic and others are not. Tom Sawyer is one the unsympathetic characters because he is dishonest, mischievous, and is always fighting.

In the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, the character Huckleberry Finn takes several risks throughout the story that make him who he is. He and his friend Tom witnessed a murder by Injun Joe, and then heard that very man talk about how he has a box with thousands of dollars in it. Tom and Huck go on a long search for the box, risking their safety and their lives along the way, and claim it as their own. Without the risks that Huck takes, the story wouldn’t have turned out nearly the same way, and they had a major impact on the lives of many in the town.

Tom throughout the story displays many characteristics including the previously discussed, but the most noticeable and important is his adventurous nature. Toms sense of adventure is what drives the story forward more times to count. The audience gets the first taste of Tom's adventurous nature is when Tom accompanies Huck to the graveyard where they encounter the villain of the novel, Injun Joe, killing a man. This demonstrates that Tom's adventures also are the cause for most of the novels conflicts, even if he doesn’t see it. Another adventure, or misadventure, is the trip to the island that Huck, Tom, and Joe take to be “pretend” pirates. This is where Tom, demonstrates his wide imagination (and, as previously

Many risks have happened throughout the novel and Huck grows to make the right decisions. In the beginning, Huck is a child and is always looking for the easy way out by lying or cheating. "…No ma'am, I wasn't doin' nuthin'." P.233. At this situation, Huck is caught being mischievous and instead of telling the truth, he lies inorder to get out of trouble. Eventually, Huck grows up and sees that he should take responsibility for his actions. "...I told Tom I was going for a doctor." P.276. Huck does the responsible thing, and by doing this, he may have saved his best friends life.

In the prime first half of the book, the author explicates that Tom Sawyer is extremely childish and immature at numerous times throughout the inception of the novel. The readers can lucidly see this even in the first chapter, in which Tom encounters an elaborate, new boy in town and “In an instant, both boys were rolling and tumbling in the dirt, gripped together like cats. . . ” (Twain, 81). Tom also fascinates himself with unconventional things such as: “a large black beetle-pinchbug”, “dead cat”, “doorknobs”, and “a tick”. Furthermore, Tom also tends to do foolish and obviate things in attempts to achieve something and then realizes that these endeavors fail. A definite factor in the development of Tom’s mischievous nature is that his parents

said Huck, nearly fainting," (202). The quote suggests Huck's fear of Injun Joe even though he didn't testify. Huck's body language suggests this

Tom Sawyer was an adventurous little boy who was always looking for attention. Throughout the chapters that we read I could understand that Tom had an enormous imagination and that he would do basically anything to receive some attention in return. Tom acted the way that he did so that he could receive some of the attention that he was missing with being an orphan.

This is another example of a situation where Huck finally has a light bulb moment. Huck has been traveling with the scoundrels, The Duke and The King, for a while and he has helped them to steal money from many different people. This time however, Huck begins to see the total horror of what the men are about to do to the young women. Tom is unable to turn a blind eye as he has in the past. He feels the weight of his portion of the actions and strives to set things right. In this case he has been doing things that are morally wrong and now takes action to make that right. This situation forces Huck to look for the moral right

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

Mark Twain uses Tom to show that not all leaders should be followed without question because if a leader is not questioned than their misshapen beliefs can corrupt the good intentions of the people below them. When Huck originally planned to free Jim he had constructed a simple plan to free Jim from captivity. When Tom became part of the plan he argues that the plan “it’s too blame’ simple; there ain’t nothing TO it. What’s the good of a plan that ain’t no more trouble than that?”. This shows that Tom is fully invested in the story of the mighty rescue of a slave but he was not invested in the true nature of going against society and free a man who they deemed belonged in captivity. Tom is a man who lives to be part of romanticized stories

The true nature of human action remains as an enigma for many and it is question whose answer is everywhere in the civilization that we have all collectively built. The author Jane Austen in persuasion believes that each person is self serving and kind when it 's in their best interest. Contrary to Austens’ belief, Mark Twain with“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” shows a more optimistic view of human nature where the guilt and sense of sympathy are the driving emotions behind every action. Similarly, in the novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith identifies the empathy and duty as a primary cause for the kindness in each person. Every person is hardwired to be a social and inherently good person driven by the emotional consequences and

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain Mark Twain's, The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer, is a story told from the eyes of the young Tom Sawyer. The story takes place in the small rustic town of St. Petersburg Missouri. Tom Sawyer is the main character of the book. Tom is an imaginative young man who always seems to be getting into trouble.

Tom Sawyer is an adventurous boy who gets into mischief and trouble, but learns from his mistakes. Although in the beginning of the book, he was a troublemaker and was always yelled at by his Aunt Polly, in the end, he became a young man and was more mature than ever.