The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Group

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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, tom sawyer.


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

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