The robber game played by Tom, Huck, and their friends in, The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn, is an amusing examination the character of Tom Sawyer it occurs at the beginning of the story and it is the first description of Tom's character; as such, it is essential in the shaping of the reader's concept of Tom as the story progresses. Tom has a willful disregard for rules simply because they are rules, yet, despite this roguish nature, Tom cannot escape an inherent morality. After helping Huck escape from the
Widow Douglas's home, Tom wants to tie the sleeping Jim, to a tree. This may be a harmless prank, but it is a mean one. He is dissuaded, but then a new opportunity presents itself the boys steal candles from the good widow. …show more content…
Tom knows that the boys must take a blood oath and swear to the brutal defense of their newly bound brothers although he doesn't seem to know why. In fact, he doesn't even fathom the evil in these actions, for his oath contains a clause in which pretenders to the gang are sued Tom thinks that his romantic band of thieves has the same rights to a brand name as any other business.
Shortly after the blood oath, Tom's romanticism is put to the test. Tommy Barnes has changed his mind and doesn't want to play murderous thief anymore. Now the reader is certainly aware of the necessary repercussions; the oath has just called for the death of poor, sleepy
Tommy but Tom seems to have already forgotten this, and his ingrained (though skewed) morality takes over. He, in a very un-robber-like manner, pays Tommy to keep quiet.
The character of Tom is an interesting comment on the nature of morality. Here, morality seems to derive from the state of the soul. Tom is young adventurous, and overflowing with a wild imagination. He takes many risks and does many troublesome things, and he
Huckleberry Finn, is an amusing examination the character of Tom Sawyer it occurs at the beginning of the story and it is the first description of Tom's character; as such, it is essential in the shaping of the reader's concept of Tom as the story progresses. Tom has a willful disregard for rules simply because they are rules, yet, despite this roguish nature, Tom cannot escape an inherent morality. After helping Huck escape from the
Widow Douglas's home, Tom wants to tie the sleeping Jim, to a tree. This may be a harmless prank, but it is a mean one. He is dissuaded, but then a new opportunity presents itself the boys steal candles from the good widow. …show more content…
Tom knows that the boys must take a blood oath and swear to the brutal defense of their newly bound brothers although he doesn't seem to know why. In fact, he doesn't even fathom the evil in these actions, for his oath contains a clause in which pretenders to the gang are sued Tom thinks that his romantic band of thieves has the same rights to a brand name as any other business.
Shortly after the blood oath, Tom's romanticism is put to the test. Tommy Barnes has changed his mind and doesn't want to play murderous thief anymore. Now the reader is certainly aware of the necessary repercussions; the oath has just called for the death of poor, sleepy
Tommy but Tom seems to have already forgotten this, and his ingrained (though skewed) morality takes over. He, in a very un-robber-like manner, pays Tommy to keep quiet.
The character of Tom is an interesting comment on the nature of morality. Here, morality seems to derive from the state of the soul. Tom is young adventurous, and overflowing with a wild imagination. He takes many risks and does many troublesome things, and he