The Adventures of Tom Sawyer · Character
Willie Mufferson
Model boy who is held up as an example in Sunday school.
minor
First appearance: iv showing off in sunday school
Willie Mufferson shows up with force in The Pinch-Bug and His Prey. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The Model Boy, who brings his mother to church and is hated by the other boys.
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- Town residents and schoolmates
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- Breaking point
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- Closing
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