Boys decide to live like outlaws... then chicken out. I wish I had that option when I bought my new washer/dryer

Guilt is a powerful force- the same guilt that guides a boy into a world of pain also guides a middle-aged man to wear the same underwear for 4 days.

Racial Stereotypes abound in chapter 9 as ‘Injun Joe’ kills a man. And as Tom and Huck are on the run, they still manages to drop the n-word. And Tom’s fiancé breaks it off.

When the stress of being engaged is too much, Tom turns to pagan rituals and fantasy.

Tom knows how to hit on a woman- and he gets engaged.

We Learn about Huck Finn, who is considered the town low-life. Though I don’t see why. Anyone who walks around with a dead cat seems fine to me. We also learn how to successfully hit on a woman.

Not a lot happens. Just a bored kid in church getting pinched by pinch bugs. Though, since nothing carries over from chapter to chapter- I’m beginning to believe that Mark Twain invented the situational comedy format.

I visited a friend in another city, and I can’t make it tie into an episode where Tom Sawyer lied his way into a brand new bible.