What to generalizations about people does twain make from Toms whitewashing incident the adventures of Tom Sawyer?
Twain emphasizes the human tendency to view undesirable tasks as more appealing when someone else is doing them, as seen when Tom tricks his friends into whitewashing the fence for him. He also illustrates how social status and peer pressure influence behavior, as the boys want to participate in whitewashing once it is presented as a privilege.