Tom Sawyer Childhood Analysis

Tom Sawyer’s Boyhood

"It's the devils sure enough. Three of 'em! Lordy, Tom, we're goners! Can you pray?" Tom Sawyer loves to adventure. In the Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, Tom the main character witnesses a murder with his best friend Huck. That changes the whole story and in the end the two boys find the murderer dead, his hidden treasure and become rich. Tom’s characterization traits prove that he has a true boyhood that others would admire.

Tom sawyer is a clever boy, during his childhood . Tom is brushing a fence one day and a boy comes up to him asking if he could paint. Tom acts like he doesn’t want to give it up but eventually this happens ,“Tom gave up the brush with reluctance in his face but alacrity in his heart.” (Twain 13). Tom doesn’t want the boy to know that he doesn’t want to paint. If Tom does not convince the boy, he would not have gotten to go play with his friends. People admire that Tom is a clever enough boy to convince someone to do work for him. Tom and Huck just found out that Injun Joe was dead, furthermore Tom realizing where the money was, said “Huck it’s in the cave!, Huck’s eyes blazed, Say it again Tom. The money’s in the cave!”(Twain ). The result of them becoming clever enough to think

of that got them rich. Every kid wants to be rich and Tom and Huck found a dead man’s treasure. Tom just like a normal boy is trying to miss school. The author describes it as “ Tom lay thinking. Presently it occurred to him that he wished he was sick; then he could stay home from school.” No one likes school at that age even Tom here who is trying to think of a way to become sick. Tom is a caring boy even though he wanted to miss school
Tom Sawyer is caring.

Tom cared for Becky Thatcher “Tom pretended to resist in earnest but letting his hand slip by degrees till these words were revealed I love you.”(Twain 45). He thought and felt that he actually loved her. He had a childhood “love” as most people think they do. Tom is also caring because he said I love you to Becky, “ He passed his arm around her waist and whispered the tale ever so softly.” (Twain 50). That is how the relationship started between them. When the two were lost in the cave Tom tried to keep from panic, “Tom did what he could to comfort her.” (Twain 89). She would mostly have panicked if Tom did not try to comfort her because they were getting close to death. They were alive and calm because of

Tom.
Tom is also an adventurous child. Tom loves to go on adventures, just like any normal boy, “ Tom did play hookey and he had a very good time.”(Twain 2). He wanted and yearned for adventure so he skipped to school for it. He went on an adventure while everyone was at school and people could admire that during their childhood. Tom wanted to go on an adventure to the graveyard with Huckleberry Finn, “ … Lemme go with you?”, “Of course- if you ain’t afeard.” (Twain 20). He wants to see if Huck’s superstition is right. Tom did go to the graveyard at night and it is very brave and adventurous. Tom was leaving the town for more adventure in his life, “ Now the raft was passing before the distant town.” (Twain 84). He is too scared for he adventures too much and has to keep a secret that he can’t hold in much longer. He goes to an island and had many adventures such as smoking a pipe and running around in the nude.
Tom Sawyer is a clever, caring, and adventurous boy. He has a true boyhood that others admire.