The Adventures of Tom Sawyer · Character
Mr. Dobbins
Strict schoolmaster who is often the butt of pranks.
minor
Also known as old Dobbins, Old Dobbins
First appearance: vi tom meets becky
Mr. Dobbins shows up with force in Tom Takes Becky’s Punishment. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The schoolmaster who discovers the torn book and interrogates the students, ultimately flogging Tom.
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In Tom Takes Becky’s Punishment: The schoolmaster who discovers the torn book and interrogates the students, ultimately flogging Tom. Later, in Eloquence—and the Master’s Guilded Dome: The schoolmaster, severe and…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Town residents and schoolmates
- Central characters and family
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this chapter, the emotional peak occurs when Tom, having just reconciled with Aunt Polly and feeling lighth…
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See Mr. Dobbins in vi tom meets becky