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pj-donnelly
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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1997)
Sophia and Tom as children
6 August 2006 - 0 out of 5 users found this review helpful.
I am not quite sure how Sophia's first meeting with Tom, when they are children, is dealt with in the book, not having read it, only flicked through - I think it is all description and reported speech. When we first see them together in this adaptation, they have obviously met before, as they address each other by name. I was quite surprised, however, that they addressed each other by their titles, especially, young Sophia calling Tom 'Mr Jones'. The two actors can only have been about 12 years old; I presume they were playing children of similar ages. I wonder if it felt strange for them, even though they were only acting, and wonder if young boys were addressed as 'Mr' at the time the novel was written.
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