For example, when Tom Sawyer is asked whether his newly found gang will kill, he proclaims, “Oh ,certainly ... it’s considered best to kill them-except some that you bring to the cave here, and keep them till they’re ransomed” (Twain 18). Even young children marvel at killing and harming others, for they are desensitized to killing through exposure to countless books and stories that idolize criminals such as pirates and murderers. Through this extreme scenario, Twain spotlights how…
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