# When God Laughs — Character guide

> Key figures in When God Laughs by Jack London.

- [Tom King](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/tom_king.md): An aging prizefighter struggling with poverty and his final bout.
- [Johnny Sheehan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/johnny_sheehan.md): A young boxer who challenges Tom King in the ring.
- [Matthew Turner](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/matt_turner.md): A sailor and central figure in several maritime adventures.
- [George Dorety](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/george_dorety.md): A friend and fellow traveler in the South Seas.
- [Jim](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/jim.md): A sailor and companion in various Pacific island tales.
- [Ah Cho](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/ah_cho.md): A Chinese laborer caught in a colonial justice system.
- [Sandel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/sandel.md): A young boxer who fights Tom King in a brutal match.
- [Alexander Burrell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/alexander_burrell.md): A wealthy man entangled in a scandalous relationship.
- [Loretta](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/loretta.md): A woman involved in a love triangle with Alexander Burrell.
- [Yi Chin Ho](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/yi_chin_ho.md): A Chinese prisoner awaiting execution in the Chinago story.
- [Dan Cullen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/dan_cullen.md): A tough captain and sailor in the Pacific.
- [Monte Carquinez](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/monte_carquinez.md): A gambler and adventurer in the South Seas.
- [Ned Bashford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/ned_bashford.md): A ship captain involved in a mutiny plot.
- [O'Brien](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/obrien.md): A sailor and participant in a shipboard conflict.
- [Mary Rogers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/mary_rogers.md): A ship that becomes the center of a survival story.
- [Doctor Bicknell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/doctor_bicknell.md): A doctor who treats a patient with a mysterious ailment.
- [Pak Chung Chang](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/pak_chung_chang.md): A Chinese prisoner in the Chinago story.
- [Young Bill Vange](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/young_bill_vange.md): A young criminal associated with Bloody Vange.
- [Mrs. Hemingway](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/mrs_hemingway.md): A woman aboard a ship with her husband Jack.
- [Youth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/youth.md): A personification of youth in a philosophical tale.
- [Chung Ga](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/chung_ga.md): A Chinese prisoner in the Chinago story.
- [Love](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/love.md): A personification of love in a philosophical tale.
- [Joshua Higgins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/joshua_higgins.md): A sailor and participant in a shipboard conflict.
- [The Chinago](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/the_chinago.md): A generic term for a Chinese laborer in the story.
- [Desire](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/desire.md): A personification of desire in a philosophical tale.
- [Doctor Bodineau](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/doctor_bodineau.md): A doctor in a story about a mysterious illness.
- [The Gouger](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/the_gouger.md): A notorious criminal mentioned in a story.
- [Burke](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/when_god_laughs_se/characters/burke.md): A sailor and participant in a shipboard conflict.

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