Truth and Tom Sawyer The road to truth is long and lined all along the path with annoying bastards. Alexander Jablokov Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has many themes; one of the themes is the importance of truth in society. A society is inevitable. It will always be there as a pleasure and a burden. Society expects, or perhaps demands, a certain behavior from the individual. If one wishes to enjoy the pleasures of society, then one must respect the rules of society. Tom Sawyer, THE MAIN CHARACTER, is an imaginative young man who sometimes lets his imagination and good humor get in the way of telling the truth. Tom is very adventurous; he never misses an opportunity to play pirates, thieves or soldiers. We are introduced to Tom, as he climbs out of his window after a long night of cavorting with his friends. Shortly after, Tom meets Huckleberry Fin. Huck is a social outcast who likes to live on his own terms. Tom and Huck become good friends. One night the two boys go to the cemetery AND while there they witness the murder of the town doctor, Mr. Robinson. The boys watched as Injun Joe killed the doctor and framed a drunk named Muff Potter, who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. The boys swear never to speak of the MURDER again. Later, Tom falls in love with his new neighbor, Becky Thatcher. Eventually the two become engaged, but the engagement breaks down when Tom accidentally mentions his former love while talking with Becky. The two argue and don't speak. Meanwhile, the whole town is talking about Dr. Robinson's murder and the prosecution of Muff Potter. A trail quickly forms and Muff is put on the stand. Tom can't allow innocent Muff to go to prison. As the trial draws to a close, Tom testifies and points out Injun Joe's guilt. At the end of the trial, the manhunt for Injun Joe begins AND Tom is treated like a hero. Tom feels guilty knowing that he broke a sacred oath with Huck. Becky and Tom soon become friends again after Tom suffers punishment from Becky at school for being careless with the teacher's things. Becky finds Tom very noble. Summer is approaching. Injun Joe is still on the loose and Tom and Huck are searching for treasure. While searching near an old ghost house one night, the two boys hear Injun Joe talking about some loot he hid AND THE boys are determined to find it. To celebrate the end of the year, Tom's whole class goes on a picnic and explores a cave near the woods outside of town. In the caves, Tom and Becky get lost. The whole town is looking for them, but THE BOYS ARE NOT FOUND. In the cave, Tom sees Injun Joe snooping around. This inspires him to find a way out, which he does. Once Tom and Becky return home, the caves are sealed, leaving Injun Joe and his treasure locked inside. Injun Joe starves to death at the closed cave entrance and his treasure is discovered by Tom and Huck who had found a secret path to the cave. The boys become the richest men in town. Huck decides to break away from the life of an outcast and moves in with a respectable widow in town. Tom and Huck are happy and rich and promise to always stay together. Tom was an imaginative young man. Tom often used his creative imagination to escape his Aunt Polly's punishments. Tom could make up lies like no one else. Tom would use his adventures to escape the ravages of everyday life. When Tom had a hard day at school or a problem with Sid, he would go on a treasure hunt or go play Robin Hood in the woods. Tom understood that it was.