4. Motifs to annotate for in Pudd’nhead Wilson: Racial inequality Racial inequality Nature vs. Nurture Nature vs. Nurture The power of entitlement The power of entitlement Public vs. Private personas Public vs. Private personas Importance of Social Status Importance of Social Status

6. R OXANA (R OXY ) - R OXANA (R OXY ) - B EGINS AS A SLAVE OWNED BY P ERCY DRISCOLL. B EGINS AS A SLAVE OWNED BY P ERCY DRISCOLL. O NLY ONE - SIXTEENTH BLACK, SHE LOOKS WHITE. O NLY ONE - SIXTEENTH BLACK, SHE LOOKS WHITE. G IVES BIRTH TO A SON, CHAMBERS, WHO WILL LATER BE KNOWN AS " TOM " WHEN SHE SWITCHES HIM WITH ANOTHER INFANT. G IVES BIRTH TO A SON, CHAMBERS, WHO WILL LATER BE KNOWN AS " TOM " WHEN SHE SWITCHES HIM WITH ANOTHER INFANT. T OUGH, INTELLIGENT, AND RESOURCEFUL T OUGH, INTELLIGENT, AND RESOURCEFUL F REED WHEN P ERCY DRISCOLL DIES, SHE IS THE CHARACTER MOST THREATENED BY SLAVERY. F REED WHEN P ERCY DRISCOLL DIES, SHE IS THE CHARACTER MOST THREATENED BY SLAVERY. J UDGE DRISCOLL A MEMBER OF A PROMINENT V IRGINIA FAMILY, THE JUDGE IS A LEADING CITIZEN OF D AWSON ' S LANDING A MEMBER OF A PROMINENT V IRGINIA FAMILY, THE JUDGE IS A LEADING CITIZEN OF D AWSON ' S LANDING H E ADOPTS T HOMAS WHEN P ERCY, HIS BROTHER, DIES SINCE HIS WIFE AND HE CANNOT HAVE CHILDREN. H E ADOPTS T HOMAS WHEN P ERCY, HIS BROTHER, DIES SINCE HIS WIFE AND HE CANNOT HAVE CHILDREN. V ALUES ABOVE ALL THINGS HONOR V ALUES ABOVE ALL THINGS HONOR

7. V ALET DE C HAMBRE OR C HAMBERS ( ACTUAL NAME ) R OXY ' S SON. V ALET DE C HAMBRE OR C HAMBERS ( ACTUAL NAME ) R OXY ' S SON. SWITCHED BY HIS MOTHER WITH T HOMAS D RISCOLL, A WHITE CHILD WHO SHARES HIS BIRTHDAY AND LOOKS JUST LIKE HIM. SWITCHED BY HIS MOTHER WITH T HOMAS D RISCOLL, A WHITE CHILD WHO SHARES HIS BIRTHDAY AND LOOKS JUST LIKE HIM. F ROM THEN ON HE IS KNOWN AS "T OM.“ F ROM THEN ON HE IS KNOWN AS "T OM.“ R AISED AS A WHITE HEIR TO A SUBSTANTIAL ESTATE, "T OM " IS SPOILED, VICIOUS, AND DISSOLUTE. H IS PENCHANT FOR GAMBLING LEADS HIM INTO DEBT, AND HIS " UNCLE," J UDGE D RISCOLL, FREQUENTLY DISINHERITS HIM, ONLY TO REWRITE HIS WILL AGAIN. R AISED AS A WHITE HEIR TO A SUBSTANTIAL ESTATE, "T OM " IS SPOILED, VICIOUS, AND DISSOLUTE. H IS PENCHANT FOR GAMBLING LEADS HIM INTO DEBT, AND HIS " UNCLE," J UDGE D RISCOLL, FREQUENTLY DISINHERITS HIM, ONLY TO REWRITE HIS WILL AGAIN. N OTE : T HE TERM “ VALET DE CHAMBRE ” IS F RENCH FOR MANSERVANT. S O R OXY NAMED HER KID BUTLER. N OTE : T HE TERM “ VALET DE CHAMBRE ” IS F RENCH FOR MANSERVANT. S O R OXY NAMED HER KID BUTLER.

9. “T HERE IS NO CHARACTER, HOWSOEVER GOOD AND FINE, BUT IT CAN BE DESTROYED BY RIDICULE, HOWSOEVER POOR AND WITLESS. O BSERVE THE ASS, FOR INSTANCE : HIS CHARACTER IS ABOUT PERFECT, HE IS THE CHOICEST SPIRIT AMONG ALL THE HUMBLER ANIMALS, YET SEE WHAT RIDICULE HAS BROUGHT HIM TO. I NSTEAD OF FEELING COMPLIMENTED WHEN WE ARE CALLED AN ASS, WE ARE LEFT IN DOUBT.” “T HERE IS NO CHARACTER, HOWSOEVER GOOD AND FINE, BUT IT CAN BE DESTROYED BY RIDICULE, HOWSOEVER POOR AND WITLESS. O BSERVE THE ASS, FOR INSTANCE : HIS CHARACTER IS ABOUT PERFECT, HE IS THE CHOICEST SPIRIT AMONG ALL THE HUMBLER ANIMALS, YET SEE WHAT RIDICULE HAS BROUGHT HIM TO. I NSTEAD OF FEELING COMPLIMENTED WHEN WE ARE CALLED AN ASS, WE ARE LEFT IN DOUBT.”