why and how did aunt polly decide to punish Tom?
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Is Tom afraid of Aunt Polly? Give reasons for your answer.
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Tom Sawyer is indeed afraid of Aunt Polly, though that still doesn't stop him from getting up to all kinds of mischief. She's quite a formidable woman, and in common with most adults of the time, she thinks it acceptable to use physical punishment to enforce discipline. When she catches Tom helping himself to some jam in the pantry, Polly doesn't hesitate to grab hold of a switch to give her errant nephew a good hiding. And although Tom manages to escape this time, we're left in no doubt that this is a normal method of punishment in Aunt Polly's household.
HOMEWORK HELP > THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER
Is Tom afraid of Aunt Polly? Give reasons for your answer.
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DAVMOR1973 | CERTIFIED EDUCATOR
Tom Sawyer is indeed afraid of Aunt Polly, though that still doesn't stop him from getting up to all kinds of mischief. She's quite a formidable woman, and in common with most adults of the time, she thinks it acceptable to use physical punishment to enforce discipline. When she catches Tom helping himself to some jam in the pantry, Polly doesn't hesitate to grab hold of a switch to give her errant nephew a good hiding. And although Tom manages to escape this time, we're left in no doubt that this is a normal method of punishment in Aunt Polly's household.
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Tom was punished by Aunt Polly because he came late at night, playing and fighting with his freinds and with a terrible condition of his clothes. So, Aunt Polly decided to punish tom by giving the work on Saturday which is a holiday in the western countries and the punishment to Tom was to whitewash the fence.
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