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A 5 page paper which examines how superstitious Tom
Sawyer is in Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” No additional sources
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encounters superstitions. He states that "The odd superstitions touched upon were all prevalent among children and slaves in the West at the period of this story -- that is to
say, thirty or forty years ago" (Twain Preface). In this we are presented with the fact that the text will entail some "odd superstitions," all of which perhaps we have
no knowledge of today in our present day society. In the following paper we discuss some of the superstitions seen in the character of Tom and how Twain appears to
feel about the superstitions of Tom and others. Tom Sawyer and Superstition The first superstition to be discussed is one that involves a charm, or spell, that is
intended to cure warts. In this discussion we note, not only Toms beliefs, but the beliefs of others as well. Tom is talking to Huck about warts and with obvious
boyhood wisdom states, "Aha! Talk about trying to cure warts with spunk-water such a blame fool way as that! Why, that aint a-going to do any good" (Twain Chapter VI).
He then proceeds to tell Huck the right way, stating "You got to go all by yourself, to the middle of the woods, where you know theres a spunk-water stump,
and just as its midnight you back up against the stump and jam your hand in and say: Barley-corn, barley-corn, injun-meal shorts,/ Spunk-water, spunk-water, swaller these warts" (Twain Chapter VI).
He claims that you then walk quickly away, "eleven steps, with your eyes shut, and then turn around three times and walk home without speaking to anybody. Because if you
speak the charms busted" (Twain Chapter VI). We can see that it sounds very detailed and we almost gain the sense that Tom is playing with the entire notion.
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