Compare and Contrast Assignment:
I am going to compare and contrast two characters from the book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain. The two characters are: Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. I am going to use a point-by-point way of comparing the two.
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn were both young boys, adventurous, smoked a little[ Now they stretched themselves out on their elbows and began to puff, charily, and with splendor confidence.(1st sentence of 8th paragraph of Chapter 16)], and had a soft heart when things got tough or when they were gone from home for a long time. Some examples of their soft hearts is: [“So they inwardly resolved that so long as they remained in the business, their piracies should not again be sullied with the crime of stealing.”(second to last sentence in Chapter 13)] [“Tom found himself writing 'Becky' in the sand with his big toe; he scratched it out, and was angry with himself for his weakness.” (4th paragraph of Chapter 16)] [“Huck began to pick up his scattered clothes. He said: 'Tom, I wisht you'd come, too. Now you think it over. We'll wait for you when we get to the shore.”(12th paragraph of Chapter 16)] …show more content…
Tom was a “Leader” most of the time whereas Huck usually liked to follow Tom's lead. Tom was well known whereas Huck was kind of a social outcast. Tom was more knowledgeable of fiction tales/heros than Huck was. [“Do you know who Robin Hood, Huck?” “No. who's Robin Hood?”(2nd paragraph of Chapter
I am going to compare and contrast two characters from the book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain. The two characters are: Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. I am going to use a point-by-point way of comparing the two.
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn were both young boys, adventurous, smoked a little[ Now they stretched themselves out on their elbows and began to puff, charily, and with splendor confidence.(1st sentence of 8th paragraph of Chapter 16)], and had a soft heart when things got tough or when they were gone from home for a long time. Some examples of their soft hearts is: [“So they inwardly resolved that so long as they remained in the business, their piracies should not again be sullied with the crime of stealing.”(second to last sentence in Chapter 13)] [“Tom found himself writing 'Becky' in the sand with his big toe; he scratched it out, and was angry with himself for his weakness.” (4th paragraph of Chapter 16)] [“Huck began to pick up his scattered clothes. He said: 'Tom, I wisht you'd come, too. Now you think it over. We'll wait for you when we get to the shore.”(12th paragraph of Chapter 16)] …show more content…
Tom was a “Leader” most of the time whereas Huck usually liked to follow Tom's lead. Tom was well known whereas Huck was kind of a social outcast. Tom was more knowledgeable of fiction tales/heros than Huck was. [“Do you know who Robin Hood, Huck?” “No. who's Robin Hood?”(2nd paragraph of Chapter