Goodnight, Mr. Tom is set during World War II. Old widower Tom Oakley, a resident of a village in England, takes in young Willie Beech, an evacuee from London who has spent his whole life being abused by his religious mother. Under the gruff but kindly care of Tom, Willie learns how to act, makes friends, and nurtures his talent for drawing. When Willie's mother sends for him, Tom must make a confusing journey to London to bring him back. This book explores the themes of war, innocence, and grief.
The book good night Mr Tom is a book about a young british boy named william beech who is evacuated to the country because of the second world war In this noval we can see how willie has changed both physically and emotionally During the start of the book willie was a quiet and deprived child who was afraid to express himself because of his mothers unstable state of mind She seemed to be always angry and blamed all her problems on her son whom she would often beat and later say to him that the