"Put me in his ear," he says, and he guides the horse through the woods successfully. Because of this, evil men notice Tom and offer to buy him from the father. The father refuses, but Tom talks him into it, and tricks the men by escaping. In this scene we see Tom acting immorally, as he actively plans to cheat the men. Through this, Bettelheim would probably argue that the reader has the fact that children sometimes act badly validated, making the reader less of a monster: his parents may expect him to always act well, but he has an example to demonstrate that other children besides him sometimes make mistakes or even deliberately do something they shouldn't do, and remain loveable. The reader learns that a child does not have to be perfect to be loveable.
In another incident, Tom overhears thieves talking about how to rob a minister. Knowing this to be wrong, Tom offers to help them, and is then in a position both to thwart the robbers' plan and to get away safely himself. Thus the bad little boy has been redeemed, and has used his ability to plot and scheme to do the right thing as well as a wrong thing.
As Tom solves more and more threatening situations, one might also see some kind of resolution of an Oedipal conflict. Little boys are told that when they grow up they will marry, just like Mom and Dad will,...
With the issues of gun control coming up in the media, it will be interesting to see how it plays out. In the meantime, it is obvious that America needs to embrace itself from future unspeakable horror. References Anthony Scioli, P. (2013, Janurary 5). Newtown, Connecticut: From Fear to Hope. Retrieved from Psychology Today: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/hope-today/201212/newtown-connecticut-fear-hope Bergland, C. (2011, April 31). Mindfulness Training and the Compassionate Brain. Retrieved from Psychology Today: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201212/mindfulness-training-and-the-compassionate-brain Berit Brogaard,
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