How Does Tom Sawyer Tell The Story

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In the famous novel “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” by Mark Twain, Tom-the main character in the plot-has the conflicting thoughts whether not to tell about the murder of Doctor Robinson in the graveyard. Although many may say Tom should not tell because they have an oath to “keep mum” about the murder and not let anyone know that it was ‘Injun’ Joe that killed the doctor, they should tell the sheriff because Muff Potter would be hanged for the false accusation of the murder, and Injun Joe might not know that it was them that told.

Tom and Huckleberry initially go to the graveyard to remove Huck’s warts with a superstitious remede that they were told and believed it would work. They were to go first to the graveyard the day after someone

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