The Risks We Take, the Consequences They Make
In the novel the Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, the main character, Tom, takes many risks. Although some haven’t had large effects, others have been life changing. Tom is a young, trouble-making boy with little thought before action at the best of times. At the worst of times, he ruins his own relationships and hurts those dear to him. The book starts out light-hearted and fun, but gets darker the farther it goes. In the story, a man known as ‘Injun Joe’ murders a doctor whilst in a graveyard. Tom Sawyer sees the murder and later informs the town of the man’s crime. A few of the larger risks he takes during the novel are the decisions to confess to the court what he knows about Injun Joe, go treasure hunting with Huckleberry Finn, and go spelunking with Becky Thatcher.
The first large risk that Tom takes is the decision to …show more content…
Although the consequences aren’t evident when they first decided to go, they soon found out that much more than just “treasure hunting” is in store for them. “The boys stretched themselves upon the floor with their eyes to knotholes in the planking, and lay waiting, in a misery of fear… Two men entered… This voice made the boys gasp and quake. It was Injun Joe’s!” (155-156). This excerpt is from when the two boys are treasure hunting in the haunted house. The day before, they had decided to wait until Saturday since Friday is said to be unlucky. Because of that, they encounter Injun Joe in the haunted house, and subsequently find the treasure. “He reached his hand in and drew it out- ‘Man, it’s money!’” (158). Since Huck and Tom are around when Injun Joe and his accomplice find the treasure, it will lead to a whole myriad of events following, including but not limited to Injun Joe attempting to enact his vengeance and Tom finding the treasure again, giving him and Huck seemingly unlimited
In the novel the Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, the main character, Tom, takes many risks. Although some haven’t had large effects, others have been life changing. Tom is a young, trouble-making boy with little thought before action at the best of times. At the worst of times, he ruins his own relationships and hurts those dear to him. The book starts out light-hearted and fun, but gets darker the farther it goes. In the story, a man known as ‘Injun Joe’ murders a doctor whilst in a graveyard. Tom Sawyer sees the murder and later informs the town of the man’s crime. A few of the larger risks he takes during the novel are the decisions to confess to the court what he knows about Injun Joe, go treasure hunting with Huckleberry Finn, and go spelunking with Becky Thatcher.
The first large risk that Tom takes is the decision to …show more content…
Although the consequences aren’t evident when they first decided to go, they soon found out that much more than just “treasure hunting” is in store for them. “The boys stretched themselves upon the floor with their eyes to knotholes in the planking, and lay waiting, in a misery of fear… Two men entered… This voice made the boys gasp and quake. It was Injun Joe’s!” (155-156). This excerpt is from when the two boys are treasure hunting in the haunted house. The day before, they had decided to wait until Saturday since Friday is said to be unlucky. Because of that, they encounter Injun Joe in the haunted house, and subsequently find the treasure. “He reached his hand in and drew it out- ‘Man, it’s money!’” (158). Since Huck and Tom are around when Injun Joe and his accomplice find the treasure, it will lead to a whole myriad of events following, including but not limited to Injun Joe attempting to enact his vengeance and Tom finding the treasure again, giving him and Huck seemingly unlimited