Moral and social maturation: Tom leads himself, Joe Harper, Huck, and, in the cave, Becky Thatcher into increasingly dangerous situations. He must put his concern for others above his concern for himself, such as when he takes Becky’s punishment and when he testifies at Injun Joe’s trial. Tom shows his increasing maturity, competence, and moral integrity.
Tom’s adventures to Jackson’s Island and McDougal’s Cave take him away from society. These symbolic removals help to prepare him to return to the village with a new, more adult outlook. Though early on Tom looks up to Huck as much older and wiser, by the end of the novel, Tom’s maturity has surpassed Huck’s. Tom’s personal growth is evident in his insistence that Huck stays with the Widow Douglas and become civilized.
Society’s hypocrisy= pretvárka: Twain ridicules and criticizes the values and practices of the adult world. He also mocks individuals, although when doing so he tends to be less biting. Twain shows that social authority fall prey to the same kinds of