Theme in a story or writing is the main point, the general idea, the point of the writing. What is it about? That's what theme answers.
Theme has nothing to do with the author other than obviously the author MADE the theme. It has nothing to do with the author's personal life.
The authors direct statement of theme in the text....No. Authors don't TELL you directly WHAT the theme is unless they are doing a review. This is incorrect.
The stated moral of the story, usually found at the end. Fables have morals. They DO in fact mention the moral usually, but this isn't what you should necessarily LOOK for.
What you should REALLY take into consideration are the characters! What motivates them? Maybe a family member or the death of a close friend keeps them going? Maybe they rely on other characters within the book! Characters develop over time, both for better and worse. You should take into consideration their actions, motivations, growth, and behavior.
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Perception is how someone takes in information and judges/understands it. A lot of sitcoms will have this trope in them -- a situation that looks really suspect happens, and a spouse will walk in and assume the worst. Their perception is of infidelity or some sort of lie.
Perception will vary between people, because of how they view and interpret the things around them.
Answer: Tom pretends that whitewashing is fun, which makes Ben interested in doing it himself.
Explanation:
<em>The Adventures of Tom Sawyer</em> is an 1876 novel written by Mark Twain. The story is about a boy called Tom, who grows up by the Mississippi River.
On one occasion, Tom was punished by his aunt and had to whitewash the garden fence. Tom, of course, did not want to do it, but pretended that this is a rather interesting activity. When Ben passed by the fence and mocked him for having to paint the fence, Tom convinced him that this job is a unique opportunity:
"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?"
Tom pretended that whitewashing is fun, which increased Ben's interest for it:
"Say, Tom, let me whitewash a little."
Tom even made Ben give him an apple as a reward for letting him accompany him in this interesting activity.
