Maggie Tulliver is a clever and very emotional girl. She is often scorned upon by her superficial mother but what she wants most in the world is acceptance from her father and brother. Tom (Maggie's brother) is a very stubborn and proud boy. The story chronicles 10-15 years of the lives of Maggie and Tom Tulliver. Maggie and Tom have a close but complicated bond. Their personalities are completely different and they always seems to have an emotional gap between them. The death of Mr. Tulliver further increases the differences between Maggie and Tom but at the same time their love for each other strengthens. The story explores their relationship as it develops and also illustrates the difficulties Maggie faces as her decisions take her in a direction that her family does not expect her to go.
