How Does Tom Sawyer Mature

The Character Development of Tom Sawyer

You might have changed and matured throughout your life, but Tom Sawyer certainly has not. The book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain, is about a young boy named Tom and his journey through childhood. Through his journeys, Tom’s character does not develop in a mature person as the book progresses. In one chapter of the book, Tom shows his immaturity through not learning from past events. This happens when Tom and Becky decide to travel into a cave with other townspeople. While their in the cave Tom and Becky begin to feel disinterested with townspeople. As it says in the book, “Presently the hide-and-seek frolicking began, and Tom and Becky engaged in it with zeal until the exertion began to grow a trifle wearisome; then they wondered…” (Twain 184). Tom is known for going on grand adventures in which he plans to do with Becky
Most of his adventures however, turn to be dangerous. In one of his adventures Tom and Huck decides to go to a bar (number 2) where they think Injun Joe, the town’s murder, is going to be. Tom has also been in some trouble with Injun Joe (witnessing him murder someone and telling the whole town that Injun Joe was the murder). When Tom goes to see Injun Joe at the bar, things don’t go as planned. Twain writes, “‘ Run! Said he; ‘ run for your life!’” (Twain 165). After Tom and Huck get to a safe place, Huck ask what happened. Tom says, “‘Huck, I most stepped onto Injun Joe’s hand!’”(Twain 165). Lucky for Tom Injun Joe was asleep when he stepped on his hand. Even though T isom was lucky, it still shows that he is not maturing because Tom has not learned from his passed failed adventures. Tom should knows by know that bad things happen when he leaves his aunts (guardian) to go on these adventures. He also should know that meeting with a mysterious murder, that happen to not be fond of Tom, is a bad