"I Love You"

In this next chapter a new character is introduced, Huckleberry Finn. Huck is a bit of an outcast. The kids aren't allowed to play with him but admire him in abundance. Huck has no rules he has to follow. His Father is a drunkard, and He isn't told to do anything by anyone. Tom Sawyer meets this new character and gets whipped for talking to him. Tom spends his day in school attempting to impress the new girl and learning her name: Becky Thatcher.

I think that now, Mark Twain is building the plot up. Two key characters have been introduced: Huckleberry Finn and Becky Thatcher. I think that Tom Sawyer and his mischievous attitude, Huckleberry Finn with his lack of rules and restrictions, and Becky Thatcher, Tom's new love interest, will make up the main characters for the rest of the story.

Tom Sawyer has shown to be a static character so far. He continues to show the same reckless attitude throughout the story. His actions are humorous, but not surprising. Tom's character is revealed through his actions and his words. He tends to be lippy when it comes to what he says and does.

One artistic device I've noticed a lot in this novel, is diction. Diction is the style of writing according to the choice of words. Mark Twain has excellent diction in my opinion. The way he words things is impeccable. It makes the chapters easy and entertaining to read. It forces me to learn new words and expand my vocabulary.

In this chapter it mentions that Tom Sawyer uses a slate to write on in school. One website I found shows various 'Victorian writing tools'. One of these is a slate. http://www.ehow.com/list_6778502_victorian-writing-tools.html