A character in Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
The stern village schoolmaster, quick with the rod and secretly bald beneath his wig, whose examination-day dignity Tom's pranks undermine.
Also known as: Dobbins, the master
Inside the story
Mr. Dobbins is the stern schoolmaster in Tom Sawyer’s village, responsible for keeping his pupils orderly and teaching their lessons. He rules with a rod and guards the secret that he is bald beneath his wig, while Tom’s pranks threaten his carefully maintained dignity.
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