Tom Brown's School Days

by Thomas Hughes

Characters:

Tom Brown - a brave English man
Peter Brooke - captain of football
Dr. Arnold - leader of Rugby
Arthur - young friend of Tom
Flashman - the bully of school

The Story:

An English escort son Tom Brown, go into an English public school Rugby, in introductory for college. Tom is really a brave man, he join a football game and end with a sprain on his ankle. The head of football Peter Brooke admire him and got interested to Tom. He also experience bullying headed by Flashman. He joins an off-road racing game, being lost with friends and ends late still not reprimand by Dr. Arnold, the school head.

Tom study well and was endorse to higher levels. Tom and his roommate Earl begin to revolt again the upper-class boys because they make lower-class boys do task and chores for them. They also make a way to stop Flashman bullying them.

There are lots of activities in the school all through the months; also occurrence of rival gangs and his classmates. Tom makes it simple for him, he was known as a plain young man and a dear friend. There are times that his friend Arthur was harassed; he fights for him but hit him.

And the long wait is over, Tom and his classmates realize that already finished their course. They are unhappy to leave the school to pursue college but still memories and their fidelity to Rugby remains.

Comment:

It depicts experiences in a famous English public school of a freshman student. The story teaches us honesty and dedication to what we do and our fulfillment in life.