Tom Sawyer- Mature and Immature Notes

Tom Sawyer Notes

--Chapter 1--

Mature: pg.14- doesn't dwell on past

Immature: pg.12- caught eating jam, pg.14- ditches school, pg. 15- "licks" a kid

--Chapter 2--

Mature: pg.19- attempts to paint fence, pg.21- works hard to finish soon

Immature: pg.20- offers to show sore toe

--Chapter 3--

Mature: ?

Immature: pg.27- showing off for Becky

--Chapter 4--

Mature: pg.32- memorizes his lesson/bible verse, pg.33- dresses nice for church

Immature: pg.32- won't wash face

--Chapter 5--

Mature: ?

Immature: pg.44- playing with fly during prayer

--Chapter 6--

Mature: pg.54- likes girls

Immature: pg. 48-49- tries to skip school (pretends sick), pg.51- dead cats sure warts

--Chapter 7--

Mature: pg.60- date with Becky, pg.62- kisses Becky

Immature: pg.58- plays with tick in class, pg.60- plays with dead rats on string

--Chapter 8--

Mature: ?

Immature: pg.68- wants to be pirate when an adult, pg.68- playing-imagination/pretending-with Joe

--Chapter 9--

Mature: ?

Immature: pg.70- spirits talk/hear Tom and Huck

--Chapter 10--

Mature: pg.78- able to keep murder a secret

Immature: pg.78- write in blood to keep secret

--Chapter 11--

Mature: pg.86- keep huge secret

Immature: ?

--Chapter 12--

Mature: pg.88- concerned for Becky when sick

Immature: pg.90- give cat pain killer, pg.92- trying to show off in front of Becky

--Chapter 13--

Mature: pg.94- planning future, pg.96- brave sailing river, pg.99- know stealing is wrong

Immature: pg.93- drama king, pg.97- think life is all about relaxing- doesn't ever want to get married

--Chapter 14--

Mature: pg.102- take care of himself on island

Immature: pg.102- afraid to admit he's homesick

--Chapter 15--

Mature: pg.106- go back home (right thing to do), pg.108- not afraid to cry

Immature: pg.108- give cat-pain killer (remembers/memory)

--Chapter 16--

Mature: pg.111- not embarrassed, pg.114-115-smoking

Immature: pg.111- foolishly playing, pg.113- stubborn wants to go home, pg. 113- calling names

--Chapter 17--

Mature: pg.122- face people

Immature: pg.121- beat up a kid

--Chapter 18--

Mature: pg.130- flirt with Becky

Immature: pg.125-126- prank-Aunt Polly to believing he was