Question

why do you think the boys got fooled by Tom? by the story of the Tom sware''how Tom whitewashed the fence? ''​

Answer 1

A prominent moment in the novel was the "fence sequence," where Aunt Polly ordered Tom Sawyer to whitewash her fence as a punishment for a prior mischief.

• Aunt Polly sends Tom out to whitewash the wall on Saturday morning.
• As Jim was walking by, Tom was trying to get him to do some whitewashing in exchange for a a type of marble known as the white alley.
• Each boy who went  through the day ended up doing whitewash, and every boy gave Tom something in exchange.
• The fence thus symbolizes both his sharp wit and his lack of obligation. Tom was sleeping, resting, and contemplating how to trick more kids while Ben was whitewashing.