This document summarizes the character of Tom Jones from Henry Fielding's novel. It notes that Tom grows up to be a handsome and brave young man who has affairs with many women but truly loves Sophia Western. Tom is the illegitimate son of Bridget Allworthy and is raised by the generous man Mr. Allworthy, who often fails to see the faults in others. The document analyzes Tom as a "new kind of hero, the unheroic hero" who is honest, brave, and generous but also extremely weak.

1. Neo-Classical Literature
 Name : - Vala Jyotsna T.
 Semester : - 1 (one)
 Class : - M.A. Part 1
 Paper : - (2) The Neo-Classical Literature
 Work : - Presentation
 Topic : - Character of Tom Jones
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 Submitted by : - Smt. S.B.Gardi Maharaja
Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University
Department of English.

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6. Character
Tom Jones
• Grows up to be a brave and handsome young man.
• He has affairs with many different woman but his
one true love is Sophia Western.
Sophia
• Is a young and beautiful woman .
• She represents the weak position of woman in this period
• She love’s Tom.
Allworthy
• Is a kind and generous man.
• His only fault is that often he does not see evil in
other people.

7. Brigest
• Is Mr.Allworthy’s sister. She marriages Captain
Blifil because he praises her religious ideas.
• She is the mother of young Blifil and Tom Jones.
Jenny
Jones
• An intelligent servant in the schoolmaster
• She is accused of being Tom’s mother.
Molly
Seagrim
• George’s daughter.
• She is a first love of Tom

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9. Character of Tom Jones

10. • Tom Jones is a ‘Bastard’ person
• Tom Jones character of an ordinary, noble
but weak man.
• He is a new kind of hero, the unheroic
hero.
• He is honest, brave and generous but
extremely weak.
• Tom Jones journey to ward self realization.
• He is illegitimate son of Bridget