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Tom Sawyer Vs Arnie
Tom Sawyer and Arnie are two characters from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and “Born Worker,” respectively. During The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the main character, Tom Sawyer, was forced to paint a fence because of his aunt. Nonetheless, he found a way around that situation by tricking young people into doing the painting for him. Meanwhile, Arnie from “Born Worker” was a spoiled middle-class child with a cousin named Jose. In the story, he wanted to make money with his cousin by finding jobs for them to do though he lazily watched Jose doing the work. In these stories, they are depicted as being greedy and lazy. However, despite them having these traits, there are particular differences between the two young

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