Character guide

Tom Sawyer

major

Also known as Tom, Thomas Sawyer, Mr. Thomas Sawyer, Mars Tom

Mischievous boy who leads adventures, falls for Becky, and witnesses a murder.

Huckleberry Finn

major

Also known as Huck Finn, Huck, Huckleberry, Hucky

Town outcast and Tom's best friend, joins pirate adventures and helps save the widow.

Becky Thatcher

major

Also known as Becky, Rebecca Thatcher, Thatcher

New girl in town who becomes Tom's love interest and shares cave ordeal.

Aunt Polly

supporting

Also known as Polly, Mary

Tom's kind but strict aunt who raises him and Sid.

Injun Joe

supporting

Also known as Joe, Both Injun Joe

Villainous murderer who terrorizes the town and hides treasure.

Muff Potter

supporting

Also known as Potter, old Muff, poor Potter

Drunken man wrongly accused of murder, saved by Tom's testimony.

Joe Harper

supporting

Also known as Joseph Harper, And Joe

Tom's close friend who joins him as a pirate on Jackson's Island.

Sid

supporting

Also known as Sidney, Siddy

Tom's tattletale half-brother who often gets him in trouble.

Ben Rogers

minor

Also known as Benjamin Rogers, Benny

Boy who Tom tricks into whitewashing the fence.

Amy Lawrence

minor

Also known as Amy

Tom's former sweetheart before Becky Thatcher arrives.

Widow Douglas

supporting

Also known as The Widow Douglas

Wealthy widow who takes Huck in and is saved by him from Injun Joe.

Mr. Walters

minor

Also known as Walters

Sunday school superintendent who rewards Tom with a Bible.

Judge Thatcher

minor

Also known as the Judge

Becky's father and respected town judge.

Mr. Dobbins

minor

Also known as old Dobbins, Old Dobbins

Strict schoolmaster who is often the butt of pranks.

Hoss Williams

minor

Also known as old Hoss Williams, Williams

Town drunk whose grave is robbed by Tom and Huck.

Alfred Temple

minor

Also known as Alfred, poor Alfred

Rival boy who spills ink on Tom's spelling book.

Jeff Thatcher

minor

Also known as lawyer Thatcher, Jeff

Becky's older brother and a lawyer.

Bob Tanner

minor

Boy who gets his head stuck in a window grate.

Mrs. Harper

minor

Joe Harper's mother who mourns him as lost.

Sereny Harper

minor

Joe Harper's sister.

Willie Mufferson

minor

Model boy who is held up as an example in Sunday school.

Old Mr. Jones

minor

Also known as Mr. Jones

Welshman who helps the widow and Huck.

Gracie Miller

minor

Also known as Grace Miller

Schoolgirl who sits near Tom in class.

Johnny Miller

minor

Also known as Johnny

Schoolboy who trades items with Tom.

Mary Austin

minor

Schoolgirl mentioned in passing.

Susy Harper

minor

Also known as Susan Harper

Joe Harper's sister who cries at the funeral.

Peter

minor

Aunt Polly's cat who is dosed with painkiller.

Jim Hollis

minor

Also known as Jim

Boy who stutters and is teased by Tom.

Bull Harbison

minor

Also known as Harbison

Town character mentioned in passing.

Old Hays

minor

Town drunk who dies in the hickory switch incident.

Uncle Jake

minor

Black man who tells ghost stories.

Old Mother Hopkins

minor

Woman rumored to be a witch.

Richard

minor

Boy who recites a poem at the examination.

The Spaniard

minor

Disguise worn by Injun Joe in the haunted house.