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value system of tom sawyer

please help with ideas and opinions!!
Posted by anon a #5131 at Sep 21, 2005 3:31 PM || Report this post || Reply

Well, Tom clearly has a value system where he rates his own self interest, and specifically his desire to have fun, above the feelings and interests of others. This is most obvious in his interactions with other children - think of the famous picket fence whitewashing scene.

There is also an interesting second interplay between the adult world and the child world at work in the book, whereby values are much more rigidly defined in the adult world and adherred to, whereas the children apply much more fungible values.
Posted by jennie m #41555 at Jun 15, 2007 8:10 PM || Report this post || Reply

good job writing that peice of lit., paragraph.............wt is it for an english assignment.
It crearly talks about tom's motives and alterias.
soubued, it should be more catapulted toward the author's cratons.
otherwise, preety good
Posted by alex j #52995 at Jan 29, 2008 5:15 PM || Report this post || Reply

good job writing that peice of lit., paragraph.............wt is it for an english assignment.
It crearly talks about tom's motives and alterias.
soubued, it should be more catapulted toward the author's cratons.
otherwise, preety good

kus i'm likeble
Al
Posted by alex j #52995 at Jan 29, 2008 5:16 PM || Report this post || Reply

How did mark twain come up with the name tom sawyer?
Posted by paulie d #72451 at Dec 09, 2008 6:47 PM || Report this post || Reply

I am not sure how he created the name, but Tom is usually believed to be modeled on Twain's own youth with some character traits of friends of his thrown in.
Posted by harry w #74299 at Dec 25, 2008 10:47 AM || Report this post || Reply

 

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