Throughout the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, the main character Thomas Sawyer also known as Tom shows a lot of maturity and immaturity. Tom lives with his Aunt Polly and his half brother Sidney. He is the kind of boy who will do almost anything to get what he wants. He will use reverse psychology to get out of any type of work, like school, chores, and church. Tom gets in trouble a lot in the novel, but throughout the novel he slowly becomes mature for the people he deeply cares about. Including Aunt Polly, Muff Potter, and Becky Thatcher. To begin, Tom deeply cares for Aunt Polly because she is like another mother to him. She is the official guardian of Thomas Sawyer. Although Tom cares for Aunt Polly a lot, he breaks
