Complete 5 pages APA formatted article: Character of Protagonist in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Complete 5 pages APA formatted article: Character of Protagonist in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. One can see that it was a sense of humor that helped him consider problems as usual incidents in a day to day life. Besides, he did not consider personal problems as serious issues in life. Oatman (1985) made clear that “One of Tom’s great strengths is his ability to turn everything - from fence painting to death - play” (p. 12). The other strengths in Tom Sawyer’s character include adventurous attitude, leadership quality and love towards Aunt Polly. From a different angle of view, Tom Sawyer’s adventurous attitude helped him to be beyond his peers. Furthermore, this quality made him free of silly problems in life. At the climax of the novel, adventurous attitude assisted him to entrap a robber and to be a local hero. At the same time, leadership quality yielded him to be the leader of his group and influence others. Besides, Tom Sawyer’s protest against the elders does not hinder him from loving and admiring Aunt Polly. He is aware of the fact that Aunt Polly is the only individual in the world who can accept him with his strengths and weaknesses. On the other hand, Tom Sawyer’s weaknesses include superstitious nature, hyper activeness and arrogant attitude towards elders. One can observe that Tom Sawyer’s superstitious attitude forced him to undergo a number of problems in his life.