Pudd'nhead Wilson, like many other Mark Twain's novels, was slightly changed when put on motion picture. There are a number of similarities and differences throughout, making the story more interesting or what some may call, "A brutal attempt at shredding a classic." Nonetheless, they are different in these ways: After Roxy discovered "Tom's" gambling problem, he was impelled and willing to respect his mother, the incident with Angelo and "Tom" at the Sons of Liberty political gathering, and the awe infamous alibi "Tom" uses to buy himself time.
             When Roxanna arrived from her voyage as a chambermaid, she spoke with Thomas and discovered Marse "Tom" was in debt and in trouble. Roxy entered "Tom's" room and was welcomed with belligerent and jilting words that not even a foe of great force would say to his opposite. She proceeded to ask for a dollar in which she can eat and stay healthy and again she was slapped with the coldest slap. This left her with no other option but to tell him that she knows what is going on and will expose him if he doesn't provide for her. In the book, this is the turning point in which he starts to obey and respect his blood. "Tom," on a numerous occasion, makes many trips back to the haunted house to inform Roxy about his current status; doing all he can to raise money and keep his mother afloat and to also get himself out of trouble. He also keeps a civil tongue and calls her mammy as she requested. However, in the movie he visits the house twice in a spiteful manner, and once outside when he revealed to her that he got into more
            
             trouble with gambling. "The straw that broke the Camel's back," was when Roxy made it abundantly clear, "It's the ...