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Tom Sawyer Quotes And Analysis

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer all started with a an adventurous and ignorant young boy. He sneaks out the house one night with one of his friends, leaving them hiding in a graveyard and witnessing the murder of Dr. Robinson. Things go downhill from there, leaving Muff Potter to be falsely convicted of the Murder due to the lying words of Injun Joe, Robinson’s real murderer. Once Tom returns from a risky pirate trip, Tom begins to search for hidden treasure, which ultimately leads to a rundown with vengeful Injun Joe. Mark Twain, author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, has cultivated Tom into someone who takes one too many risks without weighing the consequences or rewards against the risk itself. But what motivates Tom to do such illogical things. Tom’s motivation for his risks are on the account of friends and family. …show more content…

He knows sneaking out is dangerous and he knows Huckleberry Finn is not most trustworthy. This is shown when Tom says, “Huckleberry was cordially hated by the mothers of the town, because he was idle and lawless and vulgar and bad.”(pg.39) The people in the town disliked Huckleberry and Tom knew that. Even the school teachers furiously punish him once they found out that he had done such small thing as have a conversation with him. Tom knew about the risk, but he took the chance anyway for such a small reward as removing warts or his hands and making friends with the well-known Huckleberry Finn. His risk does not pay off, as he ended up witnessing Dr. Robinson’s murder, and ending up in a tight spot with Injun Joe. But it is clear that friendship is a high priority on Tom’s

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