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one event, just one, could change you forever

10/19/2014

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Tom Sawyer has shown me many things, he has taken me through adventures, he has skipped school numerous times, and he even experienced what no man can turn into a bragging right.  At the end of chapter 9, Tom and his friend Huck, experience something so severe, so horrible, and so cruel, that they are “speechless with horror.” Tom and Huck witnessed a murder. I can only imagine how I would handle witnessing something so shocking, I would collapse with fright and would have trouble getting back up. Knowing Tom, he won’t be to afraid to do the right thing, but what does he see as the right thing? 

Tom thrust the window open, cooling him with a shivering breeze; he jumped up onto the roof, his feet caressed on the cold hard thatch, as if he were a cat. At the time, Tom was sneaking out of his house, during the twilight of the night, to meet his friend Huck. As the night progresses, Tom and Huck find themselves on the outskirts of the home of the dead, a graveyard, staring at what they believe to be three devils. Huck proclaimed, with much fright, “It’s   the   devils   sure   enough.  Three   of   ‘em!   Lordy,   Tom,   we’re   goners!   Can   you   pray?” The “devils” eventually prove to be three drunken villagers who end up robbing a grave. As the three men began the process of turning up the soil to open the grave, they began to fight. The men eventually start to engage in a fistfight and unfortunately, one man happened to bring a knife. One stab was all it took; the young man collapsed and slowly bleed to his death.

Tom and Huck witnessed a murder, first hand. Both were horrified and very shaken by the event. Tom started to acknowledge that bad behavior leads you to know were good. The question is, will Tom be scared straight or will he dismiss what he has scene? I believe the events will change Tom for the better and I am heavily interested in how Tom will handle the event. I would love for Tom to tell his Aunt Polly because it will add a whole new dimension to the book because it will reveal how Aunt Polly acts under pressure. Will she tell someone or keep the event quite? I don’t know, but I am looking forward to diving into chapter 11.  

                                                                                                 


10 Comments
Bennet
10/19/2014 06:20:17

Great writing, this post really captured my mind. Great Job but look out for the typo in the title

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Sam Breault
10/19/2014 09:10:10

You must have read the unedited version, sorry.

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Commander Furey
10/20/2014 11:15:07

This really is a wonderful post, it really has great images and awesome dialogue, keep up the good work.

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henry
10/21/2014 23:42:11

wow great title, I think that that is one of the best titles I have seen all year

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Tad
10/21/2014 23:43:22

This is a good analysis of chapter nine, but a couple of the sentences don't make sense at the beginning.

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Kevin Ewing
10/22/2014 01:24:24

This entry really covers what happens in the chapters, great writing. Keep up the great work!

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Patrick Romeri
10/22/2014 02:32:54

i have to say this is one of the best entry titles I have ever seen!

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Charlie Cook
10/23/2014 01:41:33

Great writing you covered the chapters with great description. Great job

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Charlie B.
10/23/2014 09:30:37

This was a great in-depth entry. I could have just read this and not the book and still know what happened. Great job!

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Wubby
10/23/2014 21:01:07

Your title strikes a chord with me and I'm sure whoever else read the article. Good job, I like it a lot.

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