The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer: Summary This story is about a young mischievious boy named Tom Sawyer. Tom lives with his aunt Polly and his little brother Sid on his aunt's farm. He lives with his aunt Polly because his mother died, and she was the only person to take him, and his brother in. Tom's aunt Polly always trys to make him do work, and help around the house. But Tom always trys to get out of doing it. Major characters Tom Sawyer: Tom is a kind of person that never wants to do work, and always wants to go out, and have adventures. Aunt Polly: Aunt Polly is a person who always trys to be hard on somebody but wh