A Broken Heart

In this chapter, Tom Sawyer gets 'engaged'. Or so he thinks. Tom talks Becky Thatcher into saying, "I Love You!" and letting him kiss her. She agrees to them being 'engaged'. But then tom accidentally brings up Amy Lawrence, his previous crush. Becky begins to cry and cry. After many attempts to calm Becky down, Tom storms out of the school house and doesn't return again that day.

So much drama in two short chapters it's ridiculous! In chapter 6, Tom meets Becky and learns her name. In chapter 7, Tom kisses her and they exchange love remarks. They agree to be engaged but shortly after, Tom breaks her heart and they both part angry. This all happens in one day! What an eventful day.

In "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" Mark Twain uses a 'third-person omniscient' narrative point of view. This means that the reader gets to peer into the thoughts of all of the characters. The narrator or author knows all. They know the thoughts of all the characters and know exactly what will happen next. This gives the author many opportunities to foreshadow. Foreshadowing gives us a hint of something that may happen later on in the novel.

Part of every good character is conflict. Now, Tom Sawyer finds himself in many conflicts. One conflict that is quite obvious in this chapter is 'man vs. himself' conflict. This means that Tom is battling with himself. He is trying to make a decision and doesn't know how to go about it. He is deciding whether or not to go back and try once more to console Becky. She is frustrated and sobbing and Tom is stressed and doesn't know what to do about the whole situation. So he runs.

Tom Sawyer ended up in Sherwood Forest thinking about all of the troubles in his life. Joe Harper, Tom's best friend, appeared all dressed and ready for battle. Tom and Joe fought and quoted the lines from Robin Hood. They stayed for hours changing roles and finding pleasure in 'killing' each other.