# Sereny Harper — The Adventures of Tom Sawyer character guide

> Sereny Harper in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0018-xvii-pirates-at-their-own-funeral

## Who they are

Joe Harper's sister.

## Relationships

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

_social_

Sereny is a townswoman and mother of Joe Harper, interacting with Tom as part of the community.

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

_social_

Sereny is a townswoman and mother of Joe Harper, interacting with Tom as part of the community.

## In the story

### [The Cruelty of “I Didn’t Think”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xix-the-cruelty-of-i-didn-t-think)

Sereny Harper is referenced as the person Aunt Polly visited, having learned from Joe that Tom was present during the adults' conversation.

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