Compare And Contrast Tom Canty And Edward Tudor

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Despite the contrast between the life of nobility and one of poverty, a prince in the life of a beggar would still act as a prince, while a beggar given the chance could do a prince's job well. The contrast between the life of the pauper Tom Canty and the life of the Prince of Wales, Edward Tudor is the same as light is from the darkness. Tom Canty lives as a pauper abused by his father and grandmother, but favorably cosseted by his mother and sisters, he also dreams of being a Prince. Contrasting to Prince Edward where he lives with riches has a whipping boy furthermore is pampered by all and dreams about the freedom boys such as Tom Canty experience. When Tom finds himself in the life of a prince, he uses the knowledge of others around

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