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Which character did you view totally differently as a child vs. as an adult? Hetal replied. Tom and Jerry. As a child I was always thinking about Tom as the bad guy and Jerry as the one who was abused. Yet the more I grow up, the more I realize that it isn?t completely like the way I?ve always thought. I started to feel sorry for Tom and stop thinking about Jerry as an innocent victim. Just think about it: Jerry has been almost all the time the one who starts the fight. Tom is usually enjoying his peaceful moment when Jerry attacks. It is the fact that even though sometimes Tom is lazy and mischievous, he is the one who has the right to stay inside the house because he?s the pet. Jerry is not. Jerry is actually the one who is ?invading? Tom?s peace. Jerry is extremely smart and evil, not to mention that his attacks on Tom are full of violence. How many times we have seen Tom being harmed badly in different parts of his body? Teeth, tail, feet, etc. Tom is a cat and it?s not only his nature but also his job to fight with Jerry. Tom is just protecting his master?s property from Jerry?s harmful activities, even though again we can not really blame that on Jerry since it?s his nature. Jerry does not only attack Tom physically but also psychologically. Maybe we have been more critical to Tom than we actually should be. He?s just a silly, clumsy, not-as-evil cat who wants to do his job properly, while Jerry is much more of an abuser than a victim. Tom? you poor thing. Source: Let's Talk About How Jerry From 'Tom And Jerry' Is A Complete Asshole!