![]() ![]() The guards therefore treat Edward (as Tom) the way they’d treat any beggar: they throw him in the street and mock him when he tries to explain who he actually is. Enraged, Edward runs outside to scold the guard-but Edward is still wearing Tom’s clothes. Edward also notices that Tom’s hand is bruised and he correctly guesses that a guard outside the palace is responsible. When Edward Tudor, Prince of Wales and heir to the English throne, swaps clothes with a young beggar named Tom Canty, the boys stand in front of a mirror and they are stunned to realize that they have identical features. ![]() In the world of The Prince and the Pauper, people are treated very differently depending on their social status-and particularly the clothes they wear as markers of that status-regardless of their inner character or identity. Clothes symbolize social class divisions. ![]()
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