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fence scene and tom's trickery

What makes the fence scene an example of guile on tom's part?
Posted by jose r #61884 at Jul 15, 2008 8:11 PM || Report this post || Reply

Guile = trickery.  Tom is doing this Saturday work as a punishment, but he makes the other boys think he is being honored by being trusted to whitewash the fence.  So the other boys beg for a turn and even offer trinkets in trade for a chance to help with the painting.  Tom fools them into doing his chore.  Talk about "whitewashing"!
Posted by coco s #17435 at Jul 30, 2008 11:24 AM || Report this post || Reply

 

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