Hunting for Treasure or Trouble?

Hunting for Treasure or Trouble?
An Essay Response on Chapter 26

As Tom and Huck decide to play Robin Hood instead of going to hunt for treasure in the “haunted house”, they didn’t realize the dangers that there choice prevented. They had no clue of dangers they would later encounter. Tom expected to find a fistful of dollars to buy a soda with once in a while, but what he really saw was beyond anybody’s expectations.

In the beginning of the chapter, Tom and Huck are getting ready to start hunting for treasure again, this time in the “haunted house”. It is then that they realize that it is Friday. Both Tom and Huck are devotees to superstition and believe that Friday is a very unlucky day. They then decide to play Robin Hood at this time. There is still a romantic theme with the boyish superstition and playing Robin Hood during this time in the chapter.

The next part in this book is the turning point in the chapter. It is the next day and the boys are ready to hunt for treasure in the “haunted house”. They go inside it and start exploring, but they leave there digging tools downstairs. Soon they hear the sound of people coming and are quick to hide. Then they overhear people talking and recognize the voice of Injun Joe, the man who brings the majority of what little conflict there is in this romantic book. The boys soon discover that Injun Joe has a partner in crime who has helped him steel a large sum of money. When Injun Joe and his partner are burying the money, they find a box that has more than double what they originally had and decide to move it to an even safer place. After the criminals leave, the boys are both relieved that they weren’t found and possibly killed, yet they are also devastated because the money was so close and now they'd have to track it down again.

The events in this chapter are the beginning of one of the main themes for the rest of the book. This leads to the conclusion of the book where the boys find the money and are rich and a good ending to a classic romance.