The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

(Correction) Analyze how Tom conforms to or goes against society

(chapters 1-6

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Tom doesn't want to go to school. He fakes ailments and thinks up reasons not to conform to what is expected. Unlike his brother Sid, Tom receives "lickings" from his Aunt Polly; ever the mischief-maker, would rather play hooky than attend school and often sneaks out his bedroom window at night to adventure with his friend, Huckleberry Finn ­ the town's social outcast. T