Tom goes from boy to man in this book. ... As a young boy he was fascinated about pirates and wanted to be one himself. ... He gives Billy Bones the Black Spot and is trampled to death by horses. ... His eyebrows were very black and moved readily. ... He has black eyes and gray hair. ...
I am just a poor boy, Though my story's seldom told, I have squandered my resistance For a pocketful of mumbles, Such are promises. ... "A True Story- exhibits the cruelty and dehumanization faced by slaves, displaying Twain's sincere empathy concerning the "black condition."" ... In the public discourse this meant "coon- songs and shows that took the humiliation of the black race to a new level of cruelty, and the passage of laws (i.e. ... In the private arena this meant wholesale intimidation, beatings, and lynching of black Americans, who didn't "give up the road."" ...
