【正文】 ne as long as I can keep him from crossing over.‖ (P362)Tom makes this rule to guide their entertainment. However, the game goes out of their prediction, because the tick does not run cross the line to Tom‘s side. By and by, Tom sits there angrily, as the tick remains at Joe Harbor‘s desk. He glowers at Joe having a lot of fun and he could do nothing but watching what is happening. In the end, Tom breaks the rule and fight against Joe. ―A tremendous whack came down on Tom‘s shoulders and its duplicate on Joe‘s。 he is calm, brave and not scared at all, meanwhile, he forts Becky that there must be ways to survive. He searches for the path with a candle, and uses the kite strings to mark their trace. Everything seems to be useful for him. Tom‘s potential of being a hero is stimulated by the tough situation, the situation of choosing life or death. 12 B. Tom Sawyer‘s Leadership Tom‘s wit is embodied not only in play, but also in something more significant. He is a good mander, which is testified in the whole process of adventure to an island named Jackson. The island is narrow but long, lies in the middle for Mississippi. Tom makes up his mind when his affection is trampled by Becky. He feels like being abandoned by the world, he thinks the best choice is to disappear from their sight. Tom has always wanted to be a pirate, and now it is the time. He tells his best friend the plan, and they soon draw an agreement. Tom suggests that maybe Huckleberry would like to join them. The night they set off under the mand of Tom, they bring food, and each of them is granted a title. Tom‘s title is Black Avenger of the Spanish Main, Joe Harbor the Terror of seas, Huck Finn the RedHanded. It is interesting when we judge the children‘s dream. Actually, the title shows their dream, their sense of justice. Children always admire hero, since hero is the one that enjoys freedom, and sacrifices to save the people. Tom tells them that a pirate should do things as a pirate. On their way to the Jackson Island, Tom‘s desire of being captain is entirely satisfied when crossing the river. ―They shoved off, presently, Tom in mand, Huck at the after oar and Joe at the forward. Tom stood amidships, gloomy browed, and with folded arms, and gave his orders in a low, stern whisper that Luff, bring her to the wind. Tom is a captain of the small boat, but it shows his will of being a leader. In the movie Pirates of The Caribbean, we love captain Jack Sparrow for his wit, his way of doing things, and his leadership. When Tom and the other boys reach the destination, they immediately settle down, spread the tent as their bed. Since it is dark, they light a fire, with which they are capable of roasting food. Huck is smoking, which makes Tom and Joe jealous a lot, then they resolve to acquire. Tom thinks a real pirate should be able to smoke. He knows a lot about pirate, the way they work, talk and the rule they obey. He talks perkily when Joe asks him what pirates have to do. Tom says: ―Oh, they have just a bully timetake ships and burn them, and get the money and bury it in awful places in 13 their island where there is ghosts and things to watch it, and kill everybody in the shipsmake them walk a plank.‖ (p420)The first night of the adventure makes them excited very much。 he is tired and even feels hard to breathe. He performs impolitely in the Sunday school, he dislikes the teacher, and never has been able to recite a few lines of The Bible, he seldom listen to what Aunt Polly asks him to do, and always walks on the road with his feet naked. In adults‘ eyes, he is not a good boy. Tom Sawyer‘s individuality is interesting. He wants to do everything in his own way, which is quite different from what is supposed to be, but somewhat similar to the knight novel. He admires pirate very much. This is understandable if we pay attention to the difference between the life of a pirate and a child, especially when the child has little freedom in choosing his lifestyle. Anyhow, Tom Sawyer is a tough and persistent boy. He dares to fight with the social rules, the adult‘s authority and hypocrisy. He never stops making efforts to get free and live in his own way .The reason why people worship Tom Sawyer from generation to generation is that people‘s dream for freedom and goodness never die easily. 5 Chapter 1 Tom Sawyer’s Innocence and Romance Like every child, Tom Sawyer is innocent and carefree. Also like every child, He has a good, pure, and clean world in his heart. Mark Twain puts emphasize on describing his innocence and romance. He did is innocence, even he can do nothing but to play in adults‘ eyes. However, his innocence is full of romance. A. Tom Sawyer‘s Innocence The world in children‘s eyes is pure and simple. They always explain the things happened around them with their innocent mind, and they think with their unique simplicity. In this novel, Mark Twain has skillfully shaped Tom Sawyer as a standard bad boy, one who owns the traits that can be seen in the other average kids. Whatever situation Tom meets, he can successfully solve them by his own means. Generally, children indulge themselves in playing games, which is true for both boys and girls. In their opinion, there is nothing in the world that is more attractive and exciting than being allowed to play as long as they possibly can. Tom Sawyer owns various kinds of toys, and he takes much pride in showing his wealth in front of his pals. He prepares for exchange whenever he finds there is something better than he has on hand. One Saturday morning， Aunt Polly orders Tom to whitewash the board fence which stretches for almost thirty yards. This is a hard punishment for Tom‘s naughty behavior happened the day before. He thought the task almost impossible for him. Moreover,