Mark Twain exemplifies the realism in his Realistic Fiction The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain’s use of unorthodox dialogue and lets the reader immerse themselves in the book. HIs practice of using time and chronological events to show character development shows in his book and for one character in particular: Tom Sawyer. Throughout Huck Finn Tom Sawyer would be considered a “true” villain through the use of him exploiting Huck and making Huck idolize him endlessly.
Tom likes being the leader and likes controlling his environment and everything around him, which leads to him coming up with all the smart plans and and seeming like he knows the best. Since Tom is the only of who reads stories he gets to convince the other kids that …show more content…
This is definitely demonstrated when Huck said Hell would be a cool place to go if Tom was there, “I asked her if she reckoned Tom Sawyer would go there, and she said not and she said not by a considerable sight. I was glad about that, because I wanted him and me to be together” (Twain 3). If Tom was in the same position it’s most probable that he wouldn’t be so quick to say the same thing. If Huck is willing to go to Hell with Tom it shows that he’s willing to do a lot more, and if Tom requested it, a lot bad things. Tom only likes attention to be on him which he puts himself in important roles and makes his “pranks” really intricate and extra. This is shown when the boys are elected officers for their gang and Tom was elected first captain, “They agreed to get together and fix a day as soon as they could, and then we elected Tom Sawyer first captain,” (Twain 10). Even though the gang is not a real gang Tom’s election as first captain shows some sort of young napoleon complex and gets the reader to wonder if how much attention he’ll divert from others to aim it towards himself. To further show that Tom is a true villain, only villain’s care about titles that show their name because most are attention seekers, like the Joker, and usually the heroes don’t care spectacles of that magnitude, maybe like a little character name Huckleberry Finn. Even though Tom …show more content…
These help us differentiate between Huck and Tom and provide clear labels to the different viewpoints of the characters. Tom and Huck’s relationship is so one-sided that throughout the novel, until the end, Huck constantly wishes for Tom to be there even though the reader would know that as soon Tom appeared he would grab the reins and take control of everything. This goes to show even that trust shouldn’t be given without tough consideration and
Tom likes being the leader and likes controlling his environment and everything around him, which leads to him coming up with all the smart plans and and seeming like he knows the best. Since Tom is the only of who reads stories he gets to convince the other kids that …show more content…
This is definitely demonstrated when Huck said Hell would be a cool place to go if Tom was there, “I asked her if she reckoned Tom Sawyer would go there, and she said not and she said not by a considerable sight. I was glad about that, because I wanted him and me to be together” (Twain 3). If Tom was in the same position it’s most probable that he wouldn’t be so quick to say the same thing. If Huck is willing to go to Hell with Tom it shows that he’s willing to do a lot more, and if Tom requested it, a lot bad things. Tom only likes attention to be on him which he puts himself in important roles and makes his “pranks” really intricate and extra. This is shown when the boys are elected officers for their gang and Tom was elected first captain, “They agreed to get together and fix a day as soon as they could, and then we elected Tom Sawyer first captain,” (Twain 10). Even though the gang is not a real gang Tom’s election as first captain shows some sort of young napoleon complex and gets the reader to wonder if how much attention he’ll divert from others to aim it towards himself. To further show that Tom is a true villain, only villain’s care about titles that show their name because most are attention seekers, like the Joker, and usually the heroes don’t care spectacles of that magnitude, maybe like a little character name Huckleberry Finn. Even though Tom …show more content…
These help us differentiate between Huck and Tom and provide clear labels to the different viewpoints of the characters. Tom and Huck’s relationship is so one-sided that throughout the novel, until the end, Huck constantly wishes for Tom to be there even though the reader would know that as soon Tom appeared he would grab the reins and take control of everything. This goes to show even that trust shouldn’t be given without tough consideration and