Tom Sawyer Changes

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Many characters in the book Tom Sawyer changed throughout the book. The same has happened to me throughout 7th grade. In this paragraph I will be explaining how tom has changed, how I have changed academically, and how I have changed emotionally and socially. Tom Sawyer changed throughout the book. At the beginning of the book tom lies a lot but later in the book he begins to feel bad when he lies so he lies less. Tom has also matured more. He used to be as mischievous as the Tasmanian devil. At the beginning of the book he would have never thought to bring a note home saying he was safe when he was playing pirates. I have changed academically. Last year I had a few missing assignments because I forgot to do them. This year I haven't

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