Tom Canty in "The Prince and the Pauper"

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Tom Canty is the impoverished London boy who swaps identities with Prince Edward in Mark Twain’s novel "The Prince and the Pauper," highlighting themes of social inequality and mistaken identity.

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instanceOf fictional character
literary character
protagonist
appearsIn The Prince and the Pauper NERFINISHED
associatedWithMonarch Edward VI of England NERFINISHED
King Henry VIII NERFINISHED
basedInTimePeriod Tudor era
country England
createdBy Mark Twain NERFINISHED
creator Mark Twain NERFINISHED
dreamsOf life as a prince
education taught to read by a priest
familyBackground impoverished
father John Canty NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse The Prince and the Pauper NERFINISHED
firstAppearance The Prince and the Pauper NERFINISHED
friend Prince Edward Tudor NERFINISHED
gender male
genreOfWorkAppearsIn children's literature
historical fiction
grandmother Canty grandmother
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod 19th-century American literature
medium novel
mistakenFor Prince Edward Tudor NERFINISHED
mother Mrs. Canty NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction contrast to royal privilege
vehicle for social satire
nationality English
occupation beggar
personalityTrait compassionate
curious
imaginative
kind
publisherWorkAppearsIn James R. Osgood & Co. NERFINISHED
residence London, England
surface form: London

Offal Court, London NERFINISHED
roleInPlot experiences life as a royal
takes the place of the Prince of Wales at court
sisters Bet Canty NERFINISHED
Nan Canty NERFINISHED
socialClass pauper
swapsIdentitiesWith Prince Edward Tudor NERFINISHED
themeIllustrated class differences
mistaken identity
social inequality
yearOfWorkPublication 1881

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Bobby Mauch portrayedCharacterIn Tom Canty in "The Prince and the Pauper"