Tuesday, May 25, 2010

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: The Characters

Tom Sawyer~
 Tom Sawyer is a fun-loving and adventure seeking boy. He is witty, sneaky, furtive and quite smart for his age, but does not see school as an important part of life. He knows how to manipulate people to do his work for him, which might not be a good thing for others, and most of the time it works out for the best, for him. Tom is best friends with Joe Harper and Huckleberry Finn. They are very similar in attitude and view on life. 
Huckleberry Finn~
Huckleberry Finn is very similar to Tom Sawyer in his view on life and attitude. He loves to have fun and is as adventurous as Tom Sawyer. He is African American and around the same age as Tom Sawyer. So far, we do not know a lot about Huck, but we do know he is very similar to Tom Sawyer in attitude, personality, and age. He is one of Tom's best friends.
Becky Thatcher~
Becky had caught Tom's eye, and he immediately fell in "love", despite his attachment to his former love interest Amy Lawrence. Becky is shy, and not as outgoing and adventurous as Tom. She is a pretty young girl and it was her looks that caught Tom's eye. Tom told her he loved her, and wanted to get engaged to her. But, when the truth slipped out that he had been engaged to Amy, Becky felt betrayed and called it off.  She was heartbroken, and so was Tom.
Injun Joe~
Most of the town is very afraid of him, and intimidated by him. He is a half breed, half Native American and half American/English. He committed a crime, and blamed Muff Potter for it, and Muff trusted him to keep quiet about it. But, Injun Joe did not keep that promise and told the town about it. Injun Joe cannot be trusted, and most likely will bring more trouble to the town and its people.
Muff Potter~
Muff Potter is the town drunk, and most of the time he is either drinking or already wasted. He is easy to take advantage of and that is exactly what Injun Joe did when he killed a man while Muff was passed out drunk. When Muff woke up from his little nap, Injun Joe told him he had killed the man, and he believed it too and trusted Injun Joe to keep quiet about it. But, Injun Joe being himself, did not. Muff now knows to never trust him again.