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dianashajee
dianashajee
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In "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", how did Tom get the white-washing done?

 

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Posted by dianashajee on Wednesday February 4, 2009 at 10:33 PM and tagged with characters, mark twain, summary, the adventures of tom sawyer, tom sawyer.

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  1. writergal06
    writergal06 Teacher

    Tom convinced passing kids from the neighborhood that whitewashing the fence was the new cool passtime. He told them that he was priviledged to be able to do it, and that it was too high a responsibilty for him to trust others with. By using this very elementary form of reverse psychology, Tom is not only able to get out of painting the fence, but also makes a "profit" from it by charging to let other boys paint for a while.

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    Posted by writergal06 on Thursday February 5, 2009 at 7:49 AM

  2. ribsythedog
    ribsythedog Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    he said it was the funnest thing ever and everyoen wanted to try it and he made them pay him to do it

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    Posted by ribsythedog on Wednesday March 25, 2009 at 7:47 PM