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= Open Ended Response: "The Cat and the Pain-Killer" = = By: The OE Avengers =

In the excerpt, "The Cat and the Pain-Killer", from the story, "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", by Mark Twain, Tom's feelings change from when Tom first learns that Becky is ill to the end of the excerpt. This change was caused by Tom's Aunt, Polly, giving Tom the pain killer. In the text it states,"She [Aunt Polly] gave Tom a teaspoon full and watched with the deepest anxiety for the result. Her troubles were instantly at rest, her soul at peace... Tom felt it was time to wake up from his long state of sickness and heartache." This shows that when Aunt Polly worriedly gave Tom the pain-killer, Tom decided that to stop his Aunt from worrying he had to recover from his depressed state of mind. As you can see, the reason Tom's feelings changed was because of his Aunt Polly's actions.

From this you can conclude that Aunt Polly's quack treatments did affect Tom's feelings. Aunt Polly's quack treatments affected Tom by showing how much it meant to her for Tom to take the pain-killer, thus making Tom recover from his depressed mind frame. We know this because, at the end of the story it says that Tom realized that his Aunt was meaning for the best, and the treatment did Tom good. This proves that Aunt Polly's quack treatments affected Tom by making him realize that she meant the best for him, and that she was trying to wake him up from his sickness and heartache. As you can see, Aunt Polly's quack treatments affected Tom's feelings in a good way. In conclusion, this excerpt shows that there is always someone there for you even when your at your worst.

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