If you can't hire enough people to run your farm, you'll just have to have more kids. That seems to be what Tom's family has done for a generation or two in Revenge of the Witch. Not only is Tom's father the seventh of who knows how many kids, but Tom, too, is the seventh son. They'd need all the food on the farm just to host a family reunion. See, the downside to having such a large family is that the assets get spread pretty thin. Tom is the heir to a whopping zero-dollar fortune, which is why he has to take an apprenticeship with the Spook. It's as if the oldest Duggar child inherited the reality TV show bank, while the youngest had to guest star on Ghost Hunters just to make ends meet. Tom's family is very important to him. But once he starts training to become a Spook, we're not so sure Tom's family feels the same way about him anymore—except, perhaps, his mysterious mam.
Questions About Family
- Do you think Tom's family is a close family? Which family member is Tom closest to?
- How does Alice's family shape who she is? How does Alice change when she is welcomed into Tom's family?
- What is the Spook's relationship like with his family? How does he get along with his brothers?
- How does the Spook's relationship with his brothers mirror Tom's relationship with Jack?
- Are Tom and the Spook a kind of family?