# The Mill on the Floss — Character guide

> Key figures in The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot.

- [Maggie Tulliver](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/maggie_tulliver.md): Impulsive and intelligent young woman, central protagonist of the novel.
- [Tom Tulliver](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/tom_tulliver.md): Maggie's rigid and dutiful brother, who values family honor above all.
- [Mr. Tulliver](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/mr_tulliver.md): Proud mill owner whose legal battles lead to the family's ruin.
- [Philip Wakem](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/philip_wakem.md): Hunchbacked son of Lawyer Wakem, intellectual companion and secret friend to Maggie.
- [Stephen Guest](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/stephen_guest.md): Charming and wealthy suitor who becomes entangled with Maggie and Lucy.
- [Mrs. Tulliver](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/mrs_tulliver.md): Maggie and Tom's anxious, doting mother who values her household possessions.
- [Bob Jakin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/bob_jakin.md): Loyal childhood friend of Tom and Maggie who becomes a successful packman.
- [Lucy Deane](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/lucy_deane.md): Maggie's gentle, kind-hearted cousin and Stephen Guest's fiancée.
- [Mrs. Glegg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/mrs_glegg.md): Formidable, money-minded aunt who often clashes with Mr. Tulliver.
- [Mr. Glegg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/mr_glegg.md): Mild-mannered uncle who is dominated by his wife Mrs. Glegg.
- [Mrs. Pullet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/mrs_pullet.md): Maggie's hypochondriac aunt who takes pride in her fine linen.
- [Mr. Deane](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/mr_deane.md): Successful businessman and Lucy's father who helps Tom find work.
- [Mrs. Moss](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/mrs_moss.md): Mr. Tulliver's kind but impoverished sister with many children.
- [Dr. Kenn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/dr_kenn.md): Wise and compassionate clergyman who befriends Maggie in St. Ogg's.
- [Mr. Riley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/riley.md): Auctioneer and advisor who recommends a school for Tom.
- [Luke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/luke.md): Loyal mill hand who works for the Tulliver family.
- [Lawyer Wakem](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/lawyer_wakem.md): Clever and vindictive lawyer who becomes Mr. Tulliver's enemy.
- [Bessy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/bessy.md): Mrs. Tulliver's maiden name; used affectionately by her husband.
- [Mr. Stelling](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/mr_stelling.md): Tom's schoolmaster who also tutors Philip Wakem.
- [Mrs. Stelling](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/mrs_stelling.md): The schoolmaster's wife who hosts Maggie during her visit.
- [Mr. Poulter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/mr_poulter.md): Local soldier who teaches Tom sword exercises.
- [Yap](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/yap.md): Maggie's small dog that she carries around.
- [Mrs. Wooll](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/mrs_wooll.md): A resident of St. Ogg's mentioned in passing.
- [Lizzy Dodson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/lizzy_dodson.md): One of the Dodson sisters, known for her strict propriety.
- [Mr. Turnbull](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/mr_turnbull.md): Doctor who attends to the Tulliver family.
- [Mr. Pivart](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/mr_pivart.md): Landowner whose irrigation plans cause conflict with Mr. Tulliver.
- [Mr. Gore](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/gore.md): A lawyer involved in Mr. Tulliver's legal affairs.
- [Gritty](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/gritty.md): Another name for Mrs. Moss, Mr. Tulliver's sister.
- [Furley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/furley.md): A man who holds a mortgage on Dorlcote Mill.
- [Mrs. Kenn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/mrs_kenn.md): Dr. Kenn's deceased wife, mentioned in the story.
- [Laura](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/laura.md): A young girl at the school where Maggie briefly teaches.
- [Susan Dodson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/susan_dodson.md): One of the Dodson sisters, later Mrs. Deane.
- [Mr. Jacobs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/jacobs.md): A tradesman who deals with Tom Tulliver.
- [Spouncer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/spouncer.md): A schoolfellow of Tom's at Mr. Stelling's.
- [Louisa Timpson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/timpson.md): A girl mentioned in the Dodson family circle.
- [Miss Firniss](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/miss_firniss.md): A teacher at the school Maggie attends briefly.
- [Mr. Spray](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/mr_spray.md): An auctioneer who sells the Tulliver household goods.
- [Sir John Crake](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/sir_john_crake.md): A local landowner mentioned in conversation.
- [Ralph Tulliver](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_mill_on_the_floss_se/characters/ralph_tulliver.md): A deceased relative of the Tulliver family, mentioned as a clever man.

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