The Prince and the Pauper: Tom Canty's Desire to Be More Than a Mock Prince

How Tom Canty is depicted in "The Prince and the Pauper"?

"The Prince and the Pauper" is a novel by Mark Twain about two boys, Prince Edward and Tom Canty, who switch places and experience life from each other's perspectives.

Prince Edward, who is bored with the formalities of court life, wanders out into the city and meets Tom Canty, a pauper who bears a striking resemblance to him.

The two boys switch clothes and accidentally get caught up in each other's lives. The rest of the novel follows their adventures as they try to return to their rightful places while learning valuable lessons about society, class, and the human experience.

The sentence that shows Tom Canty is not satisfied with being a mock (pretend) prince is "And still his desire to look just once upon a real prince, in the flesh, grew upon him, day by day, and week by week, until at last it absorbed all other desires, and became the one passion of his life" (sentence 3).

Which sentence in this excerpt shows that Tom Canty is not satisfied with being a mock (pretend) prince?

The sentence that shows Tom Canty is not satisfied with being a mock (pretend) prince is "And still his desire to look just once upon a real prince, in the flesh, grew upon him, day by day, and week by week, until at last it absorbed all other desires, and became the one passion of his life" (sentence 3).