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How Did Tom Sawyer Change

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The book Tom Sawyer has been a favorite and a classic for years, its popularity spreads across not only the United States but the world. The book not only is entertaining, but we learn lessons from it and it changes us. Tom himself faces change in the book, for example, in the beginning tom wasn't very fond of love and caring for others, but in the end tom finds his affection for Becky and he learns to care for aunt Polly. Like Tom, I have had changes as well, academically, socially, and mentally. I have restored my self confidence, I’ve discovered my love for acting, and in my discover of acting, I have had to overcome the common fear of stage fright. Tom Sawyer changes quite a bit in the book, he learned while on Jackson island that even though Sid can be annoying and aunt Polly seems like she hates him, tom can't live without them and realizes he needs them more than he knows. Tom also found love in the book, when he first laid eyes on Becky he fell right in love. Throughout the book his affection for her grew more and more, and though they had struggled, they end up living happily together. Tom learned lots of lessons and changed significantly throughout the book, from …show more content…

Before I loved to act, my first audition for a musical was decent. I got up there and started to sing, but my legs started to tremble and I almost broke into tears, but I didn’t, my second didn’t go as smoothly. Before I even went up I started bawling, and remember I am only like 8 years old, but I didn’t get in the play. After my audition for the lion king, my acting skills have improved and I can enjoy acting, though my stage fright is not fully gone, it's getting there, but mostly it’s like a piece of cake. On top of acting, I joined jazz band which I was unsure about, but now was I feel a great choice. I have enjoyed myself as much as I have changed to become a better saxophone

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