【正文】 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 pretends to be obsessed with his job when he saw Ben Rogers is ing towards him. Ben Rogers is manding his steamboat, the Big Missouri, and considers himself to be drawing nine feet of water. He is playing the captain, the sailor, and the steamboat all by himself. He believes Tom would be eager to join his play, but to his surprise, Tom does not show any interests to that. Tom does not show his real feeling, because he really knows that once accept his disadvantage, the initiative goes away. Tom tells Ben that one cannot get a chance to whitewash without a hitch, so it is much more valuable than being a captain if one obtains the chance. Tom can not only make Ben interests in his whitewashing but also make Ben be pride of this special work. 11 Tom contemplated the boy a bit ,and said“ What do you call work?” “Why, ain’t that work?” Tom resumed his whitewashing ,and answered carelessly:“ Well ,maybe it is ,and maybe it ain’t .All I know is ,it suits Tom Sawyer.” “Oh e, now, you don’t mean to let on that you like it?” The brush continued to move. “Like it? Well, I don’t see why I oughtn’t to like it. Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day？ ‖(p310p311) Ben is not able to see through the tricks。 she does not show any interests in Tom‘s performance. Tom keeps his showing off with all his efforts until night. Finally he is failed and goes back home with a lot of disappointment. That night, Tom cannot sleep well, because Becky always wandering in his mind. From that day on, Tom Sawyer bees more and more sensitive .He cannot stop thinking about Becky, he cares everything he acts in front of her. He thinks that maybe this is love, and hopes Becky will love him in return, thus they can make an engagement. In order to get closer to Becky, he deliberately sat on her right in class, teach her how to draw a picture, and even take the punishment for her. Tom has done all for her intentionally. By and by, he wins Becky‘s heart. Their engagement seems to be possible. When school breaks up at noon, Tom has figured out a plan. He whispers in Becky‘s ear to ask her pretending to go home, therefore they could be together without others‘ attention. The children sit in the classroom alone, quietly they has a good time. Tom tells Becky he wants to engage himself to her. Tom seems like knowing everything about love, which is hard for us to believe. He knows a boy and a girl have to kiss if they have engaged. From this point, we can find that Tom is not 9 merely a carefree boy, but also a romantic man. He proposes to his beloved girl, and kisses her in her face. Tom‘s way of loving Becky is similar to the way adults do. He acts as a growup in front of Becky。 but if you let him get away and get on my side, you‘re too alone 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