Chapter+22+Summary

Chapter 22 is exceedingly more entertaining than Chapter 21. First of all, there is not a bunch of big words that put you to sleep or leave you confused. This chapter is funnier and brings out Tom's character a bit more. The beginning of the chapter is speaking about how Tom only wanted what he couldn't have. For example, when he joined the Cadets of Temperance and he was no longer allowed to swear, drink or smoke. Guess what he wanted to do the entire time while he was a member of the Cadets of Temperance? If you guessed swearing, drinking and smoking, you guessed right. He tried to wait until the Judge would die and he would be able to wear his fancy uniform at the funeral, but he couldn't hold out. He resigned and the Judge died that night. At least he could swear, drink and smoke now, but since he could, he no longer had such a strong desire to.

For the next few days, he tried to write a diary but got bored. The circus came to town and Tom started his own circus but once again lost interest. Then disease came into town and poor Tom caught the measles. For two weeks he was on his back not thinking or caring about much of anything. When he was back on his feet, he was greeted by Bible maniacs. All the mischieveous trouble-makers had been turned into respective Christians, even his closest friend Huck Finn. The following days he only thought of the fact that he was the only sinner left in town. Tom believed God was punshing his sinful ways sending a huge storm. The storm soon passed and so did Tom's thoughts of Gods punishment. Tom soon returned to his old self when he saw Huck Finn and Joe Harper eating a stolen melon in a dark alley. He was not alone anymore.