Make a list of Tom's virtues and vices. Do you think that virtue or vice is dominant in his character? Does this change in the course of the story? Explain your answers.
In what ways is Tom like young people today? In what ways is he different? What similar challenges does he face, and what challenges of his are very different from today's?
Do some research to learn about country life and life in London in the mid-1700s. Then decide how realistic Tom Jones.....
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