Purgatorio
A Character Analysis of Tom Driscoll
In Pudd�nhead Wilson by Mark Twain, the story of two boys, who were switched at early childhood, is told. One of these boys, Tom Driscoll, displays many characteristics in the novel. Tom shows how he is rude and a liar, but he also exhibits his ability to change his ways.
From his childhood to his later years, it was evident that Tom Driscoll was a rude character. For example, during his childhood, Tom and Chambers (the boy with whom Tom was switched with and who was also Tom�s slave) always went an "played" together. On such instance was when they went swimming with Tom�s friends and were diving off of canoes. Chambers was an ...
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Tom said that "anybody but a blockheaded nigger would have known he was funning and left him [Tom] alone" (23). Furthermore, after Tom had gone to college (Yale) and returned back to Dawson�s Landing, he still carried this trait. This was evident when he was having a conversation with Pudd�nhead Wilson. At the time, Mr. Wilson was hosting guests, two of which were from out-of-town. Regardless of the obvious company, Tom kept his rude manor and made fun of Wilson�s law career. Although it was true that Pudd�nhead Wilson�s law career was all but successful, Tom had no right to embarrass him so, especially in front of guests.
Not only was Tom Driscoll rude in the way he carried himself, but he was also a liar. This characteristic manifested itself when Tom tried to get people on "his side." Such an instance was when there was news of multiple thefts happening in Dawson�s Landing, specifically, a knife that belonged to the twins from out-of-town. The ...
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