Adventures

Authors note:  Response to the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Adventures as a child were common for me.  Most of the time, these adventures were unrealistic, but kept me in a happy state of mind.  Tom Sawyer also had these kinds of adventures, like going pirating and going treasure hunting.  As you can see, there is a common thing found in all boys; we all go on many wild and unrealistic adventures during some point in our childhood.

In the early stages of my childhood, I loved to go on adventures.  Playing army with my friends was one of them.  All day we would run around with toy guns pretending to be in the army, and we would fight against imaginary enemies.  We played on my hill and at a play set across from my house.  These settings were sometimes army bases and airplanes during the adventures. 

Fort building was another adventure I liked to take on.  The forts were found all over my hill and in the back of my drive way.  In the summer, I built forts using tree branches, large rocks, and tall grass.  These forts were usually used while playing army.  During the winter months, I built forts using snow and ice.  Trying to make the fort as big as possible was our main goal with the winter forts.

Tom Sawyer went on many adventures during the book.  In one of his adventures, Tom Sawyer decided to become pirates with Huck and Joe after Becky rejects him at school.  While on the island, the trio relaxed, fished, and learned how to smoke.  Going treasure hunting was another adventure.  They talk about what they would do with the treasure if they find it and go to many places to dig for treasure.  Huck and Tom never dug up any treasure, but do find treasure in the possession of Injun Joe.

Boys go on adventures just to escape troubles we may have had beforehand.  During some point in our childhood, boys are guilty of going on unrealistic adventures.  Both Tom Sawyer and I have gone on adventures.  Overall adventures are a great way to escape reality.

Chapter Nine: The Graveyard

 Author's Note:   Chapter Nine is the most important chapter in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer



Chapter nine is one of the most interesting chapters in the entire book.  It introduces many important characters, and in the chapter, a very important event occurs.  Tom and Huck witness a murder.  This chapter is the most important in the entire book.

This chapter is easily an irony.  The setting is in a graveyard at night.  Before Tom goes to the graveyard, he hears a howl of a dog and an answer call to the dog's howl.   These are symbols of irony.  While Tom and Huck are there, three men come to the graveyard and dig up a grave.  After the three men dug up the grave, an argument occurs between the three.  Muff Potter drops his knife and Injun Joe picks it up and stabs the doctor.

In other chapters of the book, Injun Joe and Muff Potter are brought up again.  A knife was found next to the murdered man and was recognized as being Muff Potter's.  After the knife was found, horsemen went after Potter and soon caught him.  When Potter's trial came, Tom was questioned and told the counsel of defense that he witnessed the murder and that it was Injun Joe.  Tom and Huck find Injun Joe and another man hiding in the haunted house and hear them talk about trying to hide money and about attacking the widow.  After many watches and investigations, Judge Thatcher accidently locks Injun Joe in the cave, which led to Injun Joe's death. 

As you can see, chapter nine is a very interesting chapter with many symbols of irony.  The whole murder scene was just a start to many parts of the book.  This chapter is the most important chapter in the entire book.