Injun Joe Analysis

Despite still being terrified of Injun Joe and fearing that he is seeking revenge on them, something has happened to the boys that has replaced their fear of dying. Not only are the boys not hiding from Injun Joe they have now begun to follow him. There was a major change that would cause such a radical shift in their attitude. This very powerful change was called money. It happened when Tom and Huck went to the dead tree to look for treasure. There they saw Injun Joe who was about to bury some of his money when he found something. He found tons of gold coins worth thousands of dollars. Now Injun Joe likes money too, so he decided to take all of his money and the loot he found to a place called “Number 2.” When the boys saw how much money was at stake their fear turned into curiosity which turned into a desire for money. They decided to follow him because they were imagining all the things they could do with that kind of money and how it could make their lives so much better.
I would say at least a million dollars would be at risk for me to do what they did. I say a million because they are following Injun Joe a killer who holds grudges and that is dangerous and scary. For me to put my life on the line for money, there would have to be a lot of money so it would make it worth it. I think Tom and Huck were a little daring when they went after the money because part of the money was Injun Joe’s and I don’t think he would be to happy to see all the money he has saved up be stolen by a bunch of kids. It makes it worse that Tom ratted on him because Injun Joe would then have more than one reason to go after