Pudd'nhead Wilson
...rence is Tom dresses neater and Chambers is considered the son of a slave. In order to save her son from being “sold down the river” Roxana switches the clothes of Tom and Chambers. “You’s young Marse Tom fom dis out oh I got to practice and git used to memberin’ to call you dat honey, or I’s gwine to make a mistake sometime en git us bofe into trouble (15).”Valet de Chambre is now known as “Tom” and is to grow up as a Caucasian male. ““Tom” was a bad baby from the very beginning of his usurpation (19).” “Tom” soon turned into a fussy, abusive child. He would beat his brother and had a “devilish temper (19).” “Tom” believing he was Caucasian would disrespect and talk down to African Americans, and became extremely cruel to Roxana. As he grew older he went away to Yale and gained the bad habit of gambling. After he returned from Yale Roxana wanted to approach her biological son hoping that with time came maturity. Roxana calls a meeting with “Tom” to tell him the truth of his true background. “Yassir, en dat aint all! You’s a nigger!—bawn a nigger en a slave!—en you’s a nigger en a slave dis minute; en if I opens my mouf ole Marse Driscoll ‘ll sell you down de river befo’ you is two days older den what you is now(49)!” Although shocked and confused from the news “Tom” takes it all in. That night going to bed he awa...