Tom Jones is presented as a rebellious young man by society. He leads his life according to his own perspective of goodness rather than societal conventions. Some key points about Tom's rebellious nature include that he constantly stole apples and ducks as a child, got in fights with his rival Blifil and Mr. Fitzpatrick, lived wildly without manners, and had numerous love affairs. However, Tom was truly loving and kind, and his rebelliousness may have stemmed more from being a motherless foundling and seeking maternal love than actual defiance against society.

1. Tom Jones as a Rebellious
young man
Presented by: Riddhi S. Jani
Semester: 1st
Paper: 2, ‘The Neo-classical Age’
Roll No: 28
Submitted to: English Department,
M.K.Bhavnagar University

2. Introduction
• Henry Fielding was well known
novelist & drametist.
• Born on April 22, 1707 in
England.
• Educated from Eton College.
• Trained in Law.
• His literary career was began in
London.
• Best known works are Tom
Jones, Miscellanies and Amelia.
• He criticized Government and
social convetions
• Died on October 8, 1774 in
Libson, Portugal.

3. About novel
• This novel deals with
Tom’s life and nature.
• Major themes of this
novel are: Tom’s
love, Villainy of some
people, hypocrisy &
human nature.

4. Tom- A rebellious young man
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Tom- an anti hero or protagonist.
Society see him as ‘not virtues, but rebellious’.
Tom leads his life according to his own way.
Basically a kind and loving fellow.
He has his own perspective about goodness.

5. Why rebellious?
• Tom- A foundling child
• Allworthy takes care of him.
• He constantly steals apples and ducks from his
house, but by good intension.
• Many people remains dissatisfied by Tom, on
the other side some remains happy also.
• Blifil- Tom’s biggest rival. He harasses Tom very
much.

6. Tom’s fights
• His first fight is naturally
with Blifil.
• Blifil tells Tom ‘bastard’.
• With Mr.Fitzpatrick also, he
fights.
• This second fight becomes
more serious, in it Tom stabs
Mr.Fitzpatric with sward.
• Gets imprissionment.
• Very much angry person.

7. Wild Tom
• Tom lives quite wildly, he has
thrown away all manners of
sophisticated people.
• Yet, he is full of emotions.
• At the time of Allworthy’s
illness, his feelings comes
out.
• When he gets recovery Tom
becomes so happy and he
drinks.
• His this drinking is called
‘wildness’.

8. Tom’s love affairs
• His such nature also comes out
because of rebelliousness.
• through out his journey he makes
numerous affairs with various
women, but he truly loves Sophia.
• He behaves gallantly with all that
women.
• He used to take risk for women.
• But behind his such nature his
‘motherlessness’ works.
• May be he would find his mother’s
face in all that women.
• Always remains hungry for
motherly love.

9. Rebellious for Society
• Society and it’s people plays vital role to make
Tom rebellious. So, for society he is rebellious.
• Actually he is not rebellious but innocent
fellow.
• He fights for right.
• Only his ways are different. So only few people
can understand him.
• He is called ‘rebellious’ because he doesn’t
show his emotion and goodness to society.