# Peter — The Adventures of Tom Sawyer character guide

> Peter in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0013-xii-the-cat-and-the-painkiller

## Who they are

Aunt Polly's cat who is dosed with painkiller.

## Relationships

### [Tom Sawyer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/characters/tom_sawyer)

_family_

Peter is the family cat, often the subject of Tom's playful or mischievous experiments.

### [Tom Sawyer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/characters/tom_sawyer)

_family_

Peter is the family cat, often the subject of Tom's playful or mischievous experiments.

### [Tom Sawyer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/characters/tom_sawyer)

_family_

Peter is the family cat, often the subject of Tom's playful or mischievous experiments.

## In the story

### [The Cat and the Painkiller](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xii-the-cat-and-the-painkiller)

The family cat, who is given Painkiller by Tom and reacts wildly, causing chaos in the house.

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