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hard to give him tickets so that he can exchange it with a bible and have the pleasure of it. From these findings, it can be concluded that Tom Sawyer is a cunning boy who always keeps him safe by sacrificing people around him. 4.1.2. Dishonest There are three findings related to Tom Sawyer‘s characteristic as an dishonest boy. They are classroom scene, lunch scene, and white-washing scene. The classroom scene shows Tom‘ behaviour of being dishonest. Tom comes late for talking to Huckleberry along his way to school. When Tom is asked by his teacher about his lateness reason, he does not speak the truth. This act of dishonest is supported by McKean who 2005 defines dishonest as behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy or fraudulent way, intended to misleade or cheat. The teacher looked at him. ―Thomas Sawyer‖ Tom knew that trouble was coming when his whole name was used. ―Why are you late again?‖ Tom looked around the room. He saw the new girl. No girl sat in the seat beside her. And gi rls sat in all the other seats on the girls‘ side of the room. He said, ―I stopped to talk with Huckleberry Finn.‖ All the children looked at Tom. It was very foolish to say that to a teacher. p. 30-31 Claiming the right before doing the duty is wrong. He concerns well about his right to swim and play over his duty to study at school. It is told through his speech Murphy, 1972, p. 164. ―Tom did not go to school and he had a very happy afternoon‖ p. 10. In the lunch scene, Aunt Polly, who wants to know more about his activity at noon, is trapped on another Tom‘s trick. Tom‘s conversation with his Aunt Polly below shows Tom‘s dishonest characteristic Murphy, 1972, p.168 . While Tom sat eating, his Aunt Polly asked questions. She hoped to learn about his afternoon. ―Tom, was it warm in school?‖ ―Yes, Aunt Polly.‖ ―Did you wish to go swimming, Tom?‖ Tom began to feel afraid. What did she know about his afternoon? ―No, Aunt Po lly. Not very much.‖ She touched his shirt. It was dry. But Tom knew what she would touch next. He said quickly, ―Some of us put water on our heads because we were hot. My hair is not dry yet.‖ He watched her face. Yes, she believed him. He was safe. And Aunt Polly was glad to believe that he had been good. p.10 In the whitewashing scene, after successfully tricking his friends to do his punishment, Tom runs to Aunt Polly and tells her that he has done his job without mentioning his friends‘ participation. Tom went to report to aunty Polly. She was sitting beside an open window. She was half asleep, and she was holding the sleeping cat. She was surprised to see Tom. She thought that he had run away from his work long ago. Tom said, ―May I go and play now, Aunt?‖ ―Already? How much have you done?‖ ―It is all done, Aunt‖ p. 16 The preceding findings give a clear statement that one of Tom Sawyer‘s characteristics is dishonest. He behaves in an untrustworthy way, intended to cheat people around him to get what he wants. 4.1.3. Lazy Another Tom Sawyer‘s characteristic is lazy. In the novel, there are two scenes which show this characteristic; white-washing scene and church preparation scene. Tom Sawyer hates working on Saturday. Once, Aunt Polly states about how Tom hates working Murphy, 1972, p. 162. ―He does not like work. Especially on Saturday, when there is no school, he does not like work‖ p.