Tom Sawyer and Constancia both had selfish reasons for going on their missions, while Walt Masters had a purely selfless reason for going on his mission; however, all of the characters had relative success in accomplishing their missions. Constancia may not think of her mission as a success right now, but she will in the future.
Tom Sawyer is a young child, and he just wants to have fun. This means that Tom is young and inexperienced. It is proven that he just wants to have fun in Chapter 1: “Tom did play hookey, and he had a very good time”(Twain). Since Tom played hookey he probably wasn’t thinking of other people or the problems this would cause them, he was only thinking about having fun for himself. Also, he lives with his aunt because
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If he didn’t live in the Yukon, he may not have grown up to be how he is in the story, and wouldn’t have ever known Loren Hall. Walt Masters lives with his dad, who is a very nice selfless man. If he didn’t live with his dad he may not have become such a good man or had the chance to save Loren’s claim. Walt is a good man, and was very selfless in his journey to help Loren Hall. This means that Walt will do almost anything for what is right, which is why he went on his mission. It is stated he is a good, selfless man in paragraph 3: “Last of all, he has a good heart, and is not afraid of the darkness and loneliness, of man or beast or thing.”(London). If Walt has a good heart and is not scared of beasts or man, he must be selfless. Paragraph 3: “His father is a good man, strong and brave, and Walt is growing up like him.”(London). Good strong men are normally very selfless and sometimes put themselves in danger to help another. It is proven that Walt is selfless in paragraph 19: “He was only a boy, but in the face of the threatened injustice against old lame Loren Hall he felt that he must do something.”(London). If Walt feels the urge to help another man, even though he could be endangered by helping, he must be very