I found this character analysis very interesting because I wrote mine about Huck Finn, whom I believe is Tom Sawyers foil. I completely I agree with the idea that Tom is overly adventurous at times and that causes other people to follow in his footsteps, and it normally ends badly. Do you think that Tom Sawyer was a huge influence on Huck? One example that stands out to me is when the two boys were trying to free Jim. Huck was being realistic trying to find safe and quick ways to help Jim escape, just by grabbing a key etc… On the other hand, tom wanted to try all of these outrageous and dangerous ways of rescuing Huck, some of the ideas were even risking their lives. Do you think that Tom’s poor decisions and far fetched ideas are because of his young age, or is this just the person he is?

Hi Sarah, really good job writing this! I very much agree with your analysis on Tom Sawyer. There were times when reading that I got extremely frustrated with Tom, much like it sounds like you also did too. Do you think Twain did that on purpose? I believe he did in order to show how much Huck has grown throughout the book. Using Tom’s frustrating immaturity as a foil really helped emphasize his points as to how much Huck truly did change. I also like how you mentioned how much of an influence Tom was on the other characters in the book. Everything would have most likely been a lot more easier if they would have just done what Huck wanted to do in the first place. Why do you think that Twain made Tom so influential? Tom is a character that has many different sides and many different ways we could take an analysis of him. Once again, good writing!

Really good writing, Sarah! I agree with a lot of your points, and you can tell you feel very passionately about your topic.

Dear Sarah,
This post was very interesting because I saw the result of working harder and achieving goals.
A sentence that stood out to me was “The times I had progressed the most was when I was taking extra steps to get better. Whenever I pushed myself to work just a little bit harder, I got results.” It inspired me to work harder than normal and achieve the goals I set for myself. I learned that to get better, you have to work harder than is expected from you.
Thank you for posting this article.

Dear Sarah

Hard work…. it is amazing seeing one’s life progress through hard work. Your dedication for swimming, I can relate to that. I play almost all sports and when I lose… the feeling sucks. But. through a period of time you gain all this determination to work harder for your dreams. To walk the last step and gain the endurance to go the extra mile. You inspired me with your experience. You said,”I specifically remember the summer before I went into high school; I was dead set on becoming a better swimmer to make varsity freshman year.” I found this interesting because of the realization and the foundation you built your strength is upon the realization.

That’s a very good quote to analyze Sarah, and your analysis is very good. That quote almost reminds me of “breaking the fourth wall” in film making, because there are extremely few writers who mention themselves in their own writing.

Sarah,
This was a really interesting quote to analyze. I also think that it was an interesting way to start the novel. It really captured my attention.