MAJOR CHARACTERS
TOM SAWYER: the hero of the book
AUNT POLLY: Tom’s aunt, who takes care of him after her sister’s death
SID: Tom’s half-brother who is quiet and not troublesome
JOE HARPER: Tom’s best friend
MARY: Tom’s cousin
HUCKLEBERRY FINN: the son of the town drunk who is admired by all the boys
BECKY THATCHER: the girl that Tom loves
MUFF POTTER: man accused of murder
INJUN JOE: a half-breed man who is known for violence
OTHER CHARACTERS
JIM: a black child that works for Aunt Polly
BENJAMIN ROGERS: a boy whose ridicule Tom particularly dreads
BILLY FISHER: a boy
JOHNNY MILLER: a boy
JEFF THATCHER: a boy
AMY LAWRENCE: a girl Tom once liked
MR. WALTERS: superintendent at the Sunday school
MR. THATCHER: a lawyer
JUDGE THATCHER: a renowned judge who is the father of the little girl Tom likes
WILLIE MUFFERSON: a model boy
HOSS WILLIAMS: dead man whose grave Tom and Huck witness a murder at
DOCTOR ROBINSON: murder victim
WIDOW DOUGLAS: a generous, wealthy widow
MAJOR AND MRS. WARD: an elderly, respected couple
LAWYER RIVERSON: a new notable
REVEREND SPRAGUE: the reverend of the local church
GRACIE MILLER: a girl who got burned in a kitchen fire, Johnny Miller’s sister
PETER: Aunt Polly’s cat
BILL TURNER: a person who drowned
MRS. SERENY HARPER: Joe’s mother
SUSAN (SUSY) HARPER: Joe’s sister
ALFRED TEMPLE: a new boy that Tom fights with
MR. DOBBINS: the school master
JUDGE FRAZER: a dying man
MR. BENTON: a senator
JIM HOLLIS: a boy
THE SPANIARD: Injun Joe’s alternate identity
T’OTHER: Injun Joe’s accomplice
UNCLE JAKE: a black servant of Ben Rogers’ dad
MR. JONES (THE WELSHMAN): a neighbor of the Widow Douglas
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