Tom Sawyer Essay

Danger!!!

An essay on danger in Tom Sawyer


In chapter nine in Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Tom sneaks out of bed to meet his friend Huck in a grave yard. They do this to remove warts by swinging a dead cat above their head and saying an incantation. It reminded me of how superstitious kids can be. Although this is romantic in my mind, they are unaware of the imminent dangers lurking in the graveyard. I feel the book would be very boring and unrealistic if nothing bad ever happened. To make it more interesting, Tom and Huck encounter some dangers along the course of the story.

The first real danger they come upon is that night in the graveyard. They find Muff Potter, Injun Joe, and Doc. Robinson grave robbing. They proceed to rob the grave, Huck and Tom watching from their hiding place behind the trees. Injun Joe takes Muff Potter’s knife, and kills Doc. Robinson. The two boys are bewildered, and run as fast as they can from the scene. This enhanced the story’s plot, now adding a sub-theme to the story, and a secret Tom and Huck have to deal with.

The story pretty much returns to romance after that, but more bad things happen. The other one that comes to mind is the part when Becky and Tom get lost in the cave. The two venture into a cave as part of a picnic, but soon stray from the pack. They eventually find themselves lost, with very little food. They are hungry and almost out of candles. It says in the book that Tom thinks they have been lost for days and days, and even though it may have not been that long, they are after all stuck in a cave, which is very bad. They are “raging with hunger,” as it says in the book. Eventually they find their way out, and all’s well again. The cave is another part in which Tom encounters danger.

The story as a whole is romance, but there are many times in which bad things happen to steepen the plot. These two are probably the worst of them, and almost feel out of place in a romance book. It seems to me, though, that the book has bad parts that make it more realistic and more like comedy. As a whole, nothing serious happens to Tom, so the book is still romance, along with some bad things. They make the book more interesting, and definitely more fun to read.

Robin Hood

A while ago I watched the movie Robin Hood. I was trying to figure out what mode of literature it was. It was really hard. I came to the conclusion that it was an irony, but took a loop at the end to end good. One thing is that the main character, Robin Hood is not weak and stupid. Unexpected things do happen, like people get killed that seem like they shouldn't. It starts out the world is in chaos with war. Then the King of England dies. This really evil guy gathers an army of French and invades and destroys city after city. Right about when they should have destroyed another city, Robin Hood and an army stopped them. Then there was a huge battle with Robin Hood's army and the French. The French should have won if it was an Irony, but Robin Hood's army won. Robin Hood was tossed out of England for doing crimes but he and his new wife lived with these outcast people and with her narration at the end it seems like it was okay because she said everyone was equal and there weren't any laws with the outcasts. So I think it should have been an irony but ended good.

Veteran's Essay Contest

Veteran’s Essay Contest
America's Real Heroes


What are veterans? The word is defined as a person who has served in the military. That is true, but they serve for a reason. They do it because they love their country. They are the reason our country is free like it is today. They have courage that it driven by the love of us and the country. Since veterans are leaders to our freedom, we should honor them.

The American flag stands, stoic and graceful. It reminds me of our freedom that we enjoy every day, not knowing what it really means. We can say what we want. We can believe what we want. We can do what we want. We have freedom established by the sweat and blood of our veterans, who gave themselves for the good fortune that is America. Maybe you now realize what it means to be American, and we shall thank none other than the United States Veterans. But what can we do?

We need to do something for them, because they are responsible for our freedom. One thing is I think Veteran's Day should be taken more seriously. It is a day to honor and remember the veterans of our country, and a lot of people don't notice. We need to thank them for what they've done. Just taking time once in a while to think of what they've accomplished for us, we'd realize what heroes they really are. Remember, thank, and honor, those are all things that we should do to veterans.

So now maybe you have a grasp on what veterans are. Could you ever go into battle and fight in the name of your country? Most of you won’t, but they have. Just acknowledge their real patriotism. Thank them, and honor them, and remember them, for the deeds they have done to make our country America.

Steaming Soup

Author's note~ This was a stream of consciousness where the concrete image was a bowl of steaming soup.

The first thing I notice when I come in is the bowl of steaming soup waiting for me on the table. I hang up my coat and sit down, looking into the bowl of soup. The steam rising up thaws my face, and I can't wait to start eating. I was just outside in the cold, snowy weather, and as I take the first spoonful it warms me up from the inside. I feel refreshed, and I take my next slurp, and the next, until the bowl is empty.