Appendix II
Scene Tracker for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
This Scene Tracker depicts the first two chapters of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. The theme of this novel is “Man has a collective tendency to go overboard toward generosity and forgiveness.”
| Scene or Summary | Date and Setting | Character Emotional Development | Goal | Dramatic Action | Conflict | Change | Thematic Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ch. 1, SC 1 | Fri. Aunt’s house | T: Small, smart, fast, liar A: Took in dead sister’s son | Escape | Tom/Aunt trouble | X | -/-/+ | |
| Ch. 1, SU | |||||||
| Ch. 1, SC 2 | Fri. at dinner | Not to be found out/cut school | Interrogated | X (Will he or won’t he?) | +/-/+/- | ||
| Ch. 1, SU | Whistling | ||||||
| Ch. 1, SC 3 | Fri. evening | Not one to fight right away | Figure out new boy | X (Will he or won’t he?) | +/-/- | Aunt forgave him earlier. Will he forgive new boy? | |
| Ch. 2, SC 4 | Sat. morning, field | Hates work Intro: J | To get out of work | White-wash fence | X (Will he or won’t he?) | -/- | |
| SU | Painting | ||||||
| Ch. 2, SC 5 | Minutes later | Clever | Get someone else to do work | Ignores friend; friend falls for it | X (Will he or won’t he?) | +/+ | T.’s friends end up paying him to work |
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