Part one of term paper
In the book When the Legends Die by Hal Borland,Tom is influenced by many people.As his settings change, new people influence him to change his personality.The three main influences of Tom are his mother Bessie, Red Dillon and Mary Redmond. His biggest influence out of everyone would be his mother Bessie.She teaches Tom about the old ways, ho ...

Part two of term paper
... ways, it's really a way for him to thank her for everything she provided him with.He really found himself at the end of the novel and found his purpose. Red Dillon was the total opposite of Bessie.He made him tougher for life.He pushed Tom farther away from his history.He also got him to cheat and drink.Tom knew these things were wrong but it stayed in his routine.Red tested Tom to his fullest and pushed Tom to work harder.Unfortunatley Red did not work quite as hard as Tom. When he was living ...