There’s a whole thing about a school performance involving poetry, then a list of events the town has through the summer. Doesn’t really tie in with my racism story, but oh well.

Tom gets called out for lying (again). But thanks to his penchant for kissing on the lips, he is still ok. And he gets Thatcher to love him again. Things are really coming up “tom” this episode.

The guys decide to go home with their secret plan. It works like a charm and soon all three are the talk of the town after they show up at their own funeral. Becky’s into Tom again, and they play the game of ‘cat and also cat’ with each other. In the end

The fellas start to get homesick. Tom took off to spy on his aunt and found out that their parents think they’re all dead, which is a dream come true for any little boy. After a thunderstorm and a questionable nude scene, they relax with a pipe before the

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.