It amazes me how much a person can change over the course of one year or in Tom Sawyer's case one book length. Tom and I are alike in many ways. Though we have a few differences we have both grown to be better people. We are like twins split at birth. Over the course of the book Tom Sawyer has changed a lot. At the beginning he was a very mischievous boy. He didn’t have must respect for Aunt Polly’s feelings. In fact he used his sneaky abilities for bad purposes. But towards the end of the book he used the abilities he possesses to help people. He has started to love and respect Aunt Polly more too. Over all he has become a more respectable boy. Over the course of the school year. I have become a better student in many ways. At the beginning