# Pollyanna Grows Up — Character guide

> Key figures in Pollyanna Grows Up by Eleanor H. Porter.

- [Pollyanna Whittier](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/pollyanna_whittier.md): The cheerful orphan who spreads her 'glad game' to everyone she meets.
- [Aunt Polly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/aunt_polly.md): Pollyanna's strict but loving aunt who raises her after her father's death.
- [Jimmy Pendleton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/jimmy_pendleton.md): A spirited boy who becomes Pollyanna's close friend and later a young man.
- [Jamie Kent](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/jamie_kent.md): A mysterious crippled boy who forms a deep bond with Pollyanna.
- [Mrs. Carew](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/mrs_carew.md): A wealthy, lonely woman who searches for her lost nephew Jamie.
- [John Pendleton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/john_pendleton.md): A gruff but kind bachelor who adopts Jimmy and becomes a father figure.
- [Della Wetherby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/della_wetherby.md): A kind society woman who helps Mrs. Carew and befriends Pollyanna.
- [Nancy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/nancy.md): The loyal maid in Aunt Polly's household who adores Pollyanna.
- [Sadie Dean](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/sadie_dean.md): A young shopgirl who becomes a friend to Pollyanna in Boston.
- [Jerry Murphy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/jerry_murphy.md): A poor Irish boy who helps Pollyanna and becomes her friend.
- [Dr. Chilton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/dr_chilton.md): The town doctor and a close friend of Aunt Polly's family.
- [John Kent](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/john_kent.md): Jamie's long-lost father who reappears later in the story.
- [Mrs. Snow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/mrs_snow.md): A bedridden, complaining woman whom Pollyanna cheers up.
- [Dr. Ames](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/dr_ames.md): A Boston doctor who treats Jamie and advises Mrs. Carew.
- [Thomas Chilton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/thomas_chilton.md): A relative of Aunt Polly's who appears briefly.
- [Mrs. Murphy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/mrs_murphy.md): Jerry's mother, a poor Irish widow in the tenements.
- [Mrs. Durgin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/mrs_durgin.md): A boarding house keeper who hosts Pollyanna in Boston.
- [Milly Snow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/milky_snow.md): Mrs. Snow's daughter who cares for her mother.
- [Perkins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/perkins.md): John Pendleton's stern but loyal servant.
- [Doris Wetherby](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/doris_wetherby.md): Della Wetherby's younger sister who visits briefly.
- [Susie Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/susie_smith.md): A friend of Pollyanna's from the village.
- [Jennie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/jennie.md): A girl mentioned in passing as a childhood friend.
- [Tommy Dolan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/tommy_dolan.md): A young boy from Murphy's Alley who knows Jerry.
- [Nellie Mahoney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/nellie_mahoney.md): A young girl from the tenements who appears briefly.
- [Mr. Carew](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/mr_carew.md): Mrs. Carew's deceased husband, mentioned in backstory.
- [Uncle John](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/uncle_john.md): A relative of the Pendleton family mentioned briefly.
- [Henry Dodge](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/henry_dodge.md): A young man who briefly courts Sadie Dean.
- [Joe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/joe.md): A grumpy man in Murphy's Alley who knows Jerry.
- [Mumsey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/mumsey.md): Jerry Murphy's affectionate term for his mother.

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