The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
HOW IS THE STORY UNCERTAIN?
having the component of that situation, in which events and outcomes are unpreditable
having the component of that situation, in which events and outcomes are unpreditable
We are left to wonder about a number of sespenseful narratives for much of the book, the main one being over Muff Potter, the town drunk who is framed for the murder of Dr. Robinson. Although his kind nature and drunken state make him harmless, Potter is persecuted by the entire town that believes that he is a murderer. Tom and Huck know the truth but are afraid of the Injun Joe.