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wakeisbeast234
wakeisbeast234
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Why is Tom living with his aunt in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?

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Posted by wakeisbeast234 on Tuesday May 6, 2008 at 5:46 PM and tagged with aunt polly, characters, the adventures of tom sawyer, tom sawyer.

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  1. dymatsuoka

    Tom and his half-brother Sid are living with their Aunt Polly because their mother, who is Aunt Polly's sister, has died, and their Aunt has kindly taken them in.  I do not believe there is any mention of Tom's father.

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    http://www.enotes.com/tom-sawyer/other-characters

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    Posted by dymatsuoka on Tuesday May 6, 2008 at 6:31 PM

  2. ribsythedog
    ribsythedog Student
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    his parents are dead

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    Posted by ribsythedog on Wednesday March 25, 2009 at 7:49 PM