# The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket — Character guide

> Key figures in The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe.

- [Arthur Gordon Pym](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/arthur_gordon_pym.md): The narrator and protagonist, a young adventurer from Nantucket.
- [Augustus Barnard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/augustus_barnard.md): Pym's close friend and son of Captain Barnard, who involves him in adventures.
- [Dirk Peters](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/dirk_peters.md): A fierce and loyal half-breed sailor who becomes Pym's ally.
- [Tiger](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/tiger.md): Pym's loyal Newfoundland dog who aids him during the stowaway ordeal.
- [Richard Parker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/richard_parker.md): A mutineer and later a desperate survivor on the wrecked Grampus.
- [Captain Guy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/captain_guy.md): Commander of the Jane Guy, who leads the expedition to the Antarctic.
- [Wilson Allen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/wilson_allen.md): A sailor on the Grampus who joins the mutiny.
- [Too-wit](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/too_wit.md): Chief of the native islanders encountered on Tsalal.
- [Nu-Nu](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/nu_nu.md): A native captive who accompanies Pym and Peters on their final voyage.
- [Jane Guy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/jane_guy.md): The sealing ship that carries Pym to the Antarctic.
- [Henderson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/henderson.md): First mate of the Jane Guy who leads a rescue party.
- [Captain Barnard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/captain_barnard.md): Augustus's father and captain of the Grampus, later marooned.
- [Captain Benjamin Morrell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/captain_morrell.md): Historical explorer mentioned in the preface and notes.
- [Jones](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/jones.md): A sailor on the Grampus who participates in the mutiny.
- [Captain Patten](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/captain_patten.md): Captain of the ship that rescues Pym and Peters after the Grampus wreck.
- [Mr. Poe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/mr_poe.md): Editor of the Southern Literary Messenger who publishes Pym's narrative.
- [Hartman Rogers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/hartman_rogers.md): A mutineer on the Grampus who is killed during the counter-mutiny.
- [Mr. Barnard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/mr_barnard.md): Augustus's father, also referred to as Captain Barnard.
- [Grampus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/grampus.md): The ship on which Pym stows away and later mutinies occur.
- [Block](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/block.md): Captain of the Penguin, who rescues Pym from the Ariel.
- [Ariel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/ariel.md): The small sailboat Pym and Augustus take on their first adventure.
- [Glass](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/glass.md): A sailor on the Jane Guy who is killed by natives on Tsalal.
- [Captain Cook](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/captain_cook.md): Historical explorer referenced in the narrative's Antarctic passages.
- [Kreutzenstern](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/kreutzenstern.md): Historical explorer mentioned in the notes on Antarctic geography.
- [Greely](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/greely.md): A sailor on the Grampus who dies during the mutiny.
- [Captain James Weddell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/captain_james_weddell.md): Historical explorer referenced in the Antarctic sections.

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