Aunt Polly

E11795

fictional character guardian literary character

Aunt Polly is Tom Sawyer’s strict but loving aunt and guardian in Mark Twain’s classic novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character → guardian → literary character →
appearsBrieflyIn	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn →
appearsIn	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer → Tom Sawyer Abroad → Tom Sawyer, Detective →
appearsInAdaptationOf	film adaptations of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer → television adaptations of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer →
associatedWithTheme	childhood discipline → family responsibility → moral education →
caresFor	Sid → Tom Sawyer →
characterTrait	kind-hearted → loving → religious → strict → superstitious → worried →
createdBy	Mark Twain →
disciplinaryMethod	physical punishment → scolding →
emotionType	affection for Tom Sawyer → anxiety about Tom’s behavior →
feelsEmotionToward	Tom Sawyer →
fictionalUniverse	Tom Sawyer universe →
firstAppearance	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer →
gender	female →
hasLastName	Phelps →
hasRelative	Tom Sawyer →
languageOfOriginalWork	English →
literaryPeriod	19th-century American literature →
livesIn	St. Petersburg, Missouri →
nationalityInFiction	American →
parentalRoleTo	Tom Sawyer →
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance	1876 →
relatedWork	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn →
religiousAffiliationInFiction	Protestant Christianity →
roleInStory	Tom Sawyer’s aunt → Tom Sawyer’s guardian →
settingOfResidence	Mississippi River town →
workGenre	adventure fiction → children’s literature → novel →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tom Sawyer →	auntOrGuardian
Tom Sawyer (1973 film) →	character
Tom Sawyer universe →	featuresCharacter
Sid Sawyer →	guardian
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer →	hasCharacter
Mary →	hasFamilyRelationInWork
Sid →	hasGuardian
St. Petersburg, Missouri →	hasNotableResident
Sid Sawyer →	hasRelative
Sid →	livesWith
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer →	mainCharacter
Phelps →	notableFictionalBearer
Aunt Polly ("Tom Sawyer's aunt") →	role