~Authors Note: PROMPT-Select one of the more interesting chapters we've read so far and discuss what you found of value in the text.

The chapter which interested me the most was chapter 9, where Tom and Huck witness Injun Joe murdering the doctor in the graveyard.  This chapter is very important to the Adventures of Tom Sawyer, because it’s where the first severe conflict is formed.  Without this chapter, Injun Joe wouldn’t have become the murderer that the characters fear. The book's plot would've been very weak if Mark Twain hadn't written this interesting scene. Instead, this book would be about Tom and Becky's relationship together, and his amazing pirate adventures.  It would have no real "seriousness" in it.

Chapter nine is irony because it's very unrealistic. Two preteen boys happened to be at the exact same place at the exact same time at which a terrible murder was committed. Has that ever happened to you? Injun Joe, the evil in this chapter is completely in control while Huck and Tom are weak and stupid compared to him.  There was another character, Muff Potter, who had potential to turn the story around, but he then got too drunk. The chapter starts off when Tom and Huck head to the graveyard to remove their warts with a dead cat. They arrive, but then 3 strange men arrived and the boys hid. Two of the men murdered the third which was the serious conflict.  The death symbolism was that it was a decision that could kill them, or keep them guilty and alive. If they didn't tell someone in authority, Injun Joe would get away even though Muff Potter would have been blamed and probably hung for their crime. If they told the police who had actually killed the doctor, Injun Joe would most likely come back for revenge. Some irony symbols are; barking dogs that Tom heard, a graveyard, midnight, and worm-eaten graves.

In conclusion, I believe chapter nine is one of the most important chapters in the book, because it’s where the conflicts start and the whole Injun Joe business.