Sal, And Hammond In Mark Twain's The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer

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Tom Sawyer, Sal, and Hammond are all both characters that try to accomplish something, but they all do not achieve that goal. Tom and Hammond both wanted to make money. While Sal wanted to find out the truth about what happened to her mom. But they all had to go through a lot to reach their goals, which they never accomplish. Tom Sawyer is the main character in the book, “The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer”. Here are some characteristics that you need to know about this character. First of all, he is a goof off. This means that he does a lot of stupid and careless things, which gets him into trouble. Therefore, he causes lots of problems which lead to him failing his mission. A second characteristic of Tom is that he is ignorant. This shows that …show more content…
Here are some characteristics about Sal. First, she tries really hard to find out what happened to her mother and where she went. This is because she went through a lot to find her mother. This means that she is hardworking and she really cares about her family. This makes it hard for her to accept the fact that her mom passed away. A second thing about Sal is that she sacrificed a lot to find out the truth. That is because she went through a lot of things that affected her and her grandparents, just to find the truth about her mom. But she learns to accept it. This means that she would do anything to find out the truth about something. The final thing about Sal is that she is really honest, and is a kind-hearted girl. This is because she doesn’t do anything really atrocious in the book. That is because she is a very benevolent person. Here are some quotes to prove this. One important quote is, “Did you see my mother” (Creech). This quote shows that she really cares about her mom and wants to know where she has been. Another quote is, “Who brought you up here? I brought myself. Whose car is this? My grandpa’s” (Creech). This quote shows that put herself in danger just to find her mom and to find where she had been. The final quote is , “Sal, your mother went because she wanted to go. We should have stopped her” (Creech). This quote shows that Sal really wanted her mother back and really wanted to have her come back

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