The Prince and the Pauper
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Themes
All Themes Appearances vs. Reality Wealth, Poverty, and Morality Justice Nature vs. Nurture
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All Characters Edward Tudor, Prince of Wales / King Edward VI Tom Canty Miles Hendon John Canty / John Hobbs Earl of Hertford / Duke of Somerset Tom’s Mother King Henry VIII Hugo Humphrey Marlow Hugh Hendon Lord St. John The Ruffler Lady Edith Father Andrew Yokel The Hermit Arthur Hendon Sir Richard Hendon Duke of Norfolk
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The Prince and the Pauper

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Mark Twain
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Clothes symbolize social class divisions. In the world of The Prince and the Pauper, people are treated very differently depending on their social status—and particularly the clothes they wear as markers of that status—regardless…

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