Part one of term paper
Tom faces many conflicts on his way to fulfilling his desires for life. He lives with his mother and sister in a dimly lit apartment, which is surrounded by alleys in the flats of St. Louis. His life is a humble one working at the shoe warehouse while taking care of his mother and sister. But, inside he is starting to boil because he want ...

Part two of term paper
... is that he is turning out to be like his father. He calls himself “a bastard son of a bastard” (6.125). The only thing keeping Tom from leaving his family is that he feels he needs to take care of his mother and sister. Every time his mother tries to take control of his life, Tom thinks about how his father left and how much better life could be if he did the same thing. Tom doesn’t want to be stuck at home all his life with the responsibility of his mother and sister. In the e ...