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Does anybody know the answer to "There was a rustling of dresses, and the standing congregation sat down. The boy whose history this book relates did not enjoy the prayer, he only endured it-if he even did that much. He was restive all through it; he kept tally of the details of the prayer, unconsciously-for he was not listening, but he knew the ground of old, and the clergyman's regular route over it-and when a little trifle of new matter was interlarded, his ear detected it and his whole nature resented it; he considered additions unfair, and scoundrelly."Based on the information provided in this excerpt, how would you characterize Tom? Answer in two to three complete sentences using supporting details from the text.

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The excerpt from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain displays Tom who is the protagonist of the novel, as a boy who doesn't like church but still carries respect for it that symbolizes his strong moral conscience. He was a mischievous boy who lives a lazy lifestyle full of freedom. He was quite restless('restive all through it') as he loves his freedom and thus, he finds sitting in church monotonous and tedious("unconsciously - for he was not listening"). He is bored with following the routine over and again("his whole nature resented it"). Thus, the excerpt displays Tom as a boy of carefree nature who disliked sitting in church yet follows the principles the morality principles.
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Answer: I would describe Tom as a atheist. He is a wierd boy that might have poweres .i would have to know the book or where his comes from to give you more info

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