![]() ![]() On top of everything else, the part of London he lives in is pretty violent: Okay, so things aren't so great for Tom: he's poor, there's no assistance, and he could get thrown into jail for trying to help his family. ![]() Wait, you ask: how were people supposed to survive if there was no assistance and begging was illegal? Well, don't ask King Henry VIII, 'cause he probably doesn't care. Unfortunately for Tom, he was just one queen away from actually receiving that kind of assistance: in his day, being a pauper meant begging in the streets. A pauper is also someone who depends on public aid to survive. What's a pauper? Well, a pauper is basically a poor person, but there's a little more to it than that. Everyone loves a good rags-to-riches story, so we're totally cheering for Tom-and hey, it doesn't hurt that he's actually a nice kid on top of all of that. He's the poor kid born in the slums of London who's thrown into the glittering world of the palace. ![]()
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