Murder took place in a small town and two young boys who witnessed the event struggled to keep their mouths closed. This event took a toll on the boy's mental stability. Mark Twain’s novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer took place in the early 1800s. The small town of St. Petersburg, Missouri was the setting of this novel where all the book’s events took place. A boy named Tom had a crazy experience, meeting new people and visiting new places. This book took us on an adventure and showed us his development as a human being. Throughout the story, many characters were influenced by Tom. He experienced many life lessons which helped him mature.
Tom Sawyer was immature and naïve at this time in the story. He was on his way to school when he ran into Huckleberry Finn. Huck had a dead cat and the boys believed that by taking this cat to a graveyard at midnight the cat could cure their warts. Huck said, “Why you take your cat and go to the graveyard long about midnight when somebody that was wicked has been buried.”(Twain 50) This showed that Tom and Huck were being immature and sneaky because they did not tell anyone. Tom did not muse when he later snuck out of his house to go to the graveyard. He was aware that by sneaking out he was putting himself in danger when Aunt Polly did not know where he was. …show more content…
It had been weeks since Tom and Huck witnessed the murder in the graveyard. There had been a major weight on their consciences because the boys made a pact that they could not tell anyone what they saw. One day when Muff Potter’s trial was in session, Muff’s lawyer exclaimed, “Call Thomas Sawyer!”(Twain 170) This was momentous because Tom must have visited Muff’s lawyer and told him he was a witness to the murder. Tom broke the pact he had with Huck because he knew speaking out was the right thing to do. Performing this act was showing that Tom was maturing and had a moral
Tom Sawyer was immature and naïve at this time in the story. He was on his way to school when he ran into Huckleberry Finn. Huck had a dead cat and the boys believed that by taking this cat to a graveyard at midnight the cat could cure their warts. Huck said, “Why you take your cat and go to the graveyard long about midnight when somebody that was wicked has been buried.”(Twain 50) This showed that Tom and Huck were being immature and sneaky because they did not tell anyone. Tom did not muse when he later snuck out of his house to go to the graveyard. He was aware that by sneaking out he was putting himself in danger when Aunt Polly did not know where he was. …show more content…
It had been weeks since Tom and Huck witnessed the murder in the graveyard. There had been a major weight on their consciences because the boys made a pact that they could not tell anyone what they saw. One day when Muff Potter’s trial was in session, Muff’s lawyer exclaimed, “Call Thomas Sawyer!”(Twain 170) This was momentous because Tom must have visited Muff’s lawyer and told him he was a witness to the murder. Tom broke the pact he had with Huck because he knew speaking out was the right thing to do. Performing this act was showing that Tom was maturing and had a moral