In the book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Mark Twain, Twain uses a theme of selfishness to show the reader that your actions alone can affect others. In the book, Tom Sawyer, Polly, Tom's aunt who takes care of him, starts to think that Tom and Becky won't be coming home, but still keeps her hopes up for somebody to find them, because she has to take care of the rest of the family, "Pity but somebody could find Tom Sawyer! Ah, there ain't many left, now, that's got hope enough, or strength enough, either, to go on searching." Aunt Polly's words show that many emotions such as sadness, anger, and disappointment will come if people become selfish about their selves, other people around them will be affected. In the book Tom Sawyer,