Ch.+26+Discussion+Qs

As the novel progressed the characters have developed. How does Tom develop from the beginning of the noble to where we're at in the story?

Tom's character undergoes development as he starts understanding and sympathizing with Casy's views. His earlier self-centeredness has changed into a concern for humanity at large. He goes to find out about the trouble and meets Casy and watches as he is killed. The general meanness at large also affects Tom, who kills Casy's murderer. Ma understands his actions and hides Tom in a cave of mattresses to escape unseen from the ranch. This is ironic because in an earlier chapter he had refused to sleep in a cave with Muley Graves. At the end of the chapter, Tom sees a creek and hides there until his face heals.

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