Answer:
Tolkien mistakenly believed his surname derived meaning "foolhardy", and jokingly inserted himself as a "cameo" .
What topic is the expository essay on?
The novel’s protagonist. Tom is a mischievous boy with an active imagination who spends most of the novel getting himself, and often his friends, into and out of trouble. Despite his mischief, Tom has a good heart and a strong moral conscience. As the novel progresses, he begins to take more seriously the responsibilities of his role as a leader among his schoolfellows.