Question

Tom was dis couraged as he looked at
the white washed fence because...​

Answer 1

Answer:

The whitewashing of the fence sets up Tom's character. He is doing this chore at the behest of his Aunt Polly, his guardian for his mischievousness that week. ... When Ben teases him about having to work, Tom contends that whitewashing is a privilege, and one that Aunt Polly would only trust to him.

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Answer 2

don't put space between discourage and whitewash they are one word

Explanation:

It was a story about the titular mischievous young boy, who wittingly tricked his way to get everything he wanted. One of the most prominent scenes in the book was the “fence scene”, where Tom Sawyer was tasked by his Aunt Polly to whitewash their fence as a punishment for a prior mischief.