Huckleberry Finn "Huck" to his friends is a boy about thirteen or fourteen or along there years old. He has been brought up by his drunkard father and has a difficult time fitting into society.
Widow Douglas
She is the woman who has taken Huck in after he helped save her from a violent home invasion. She tries her best to civilize Huck and teach him religion, believing it is her Christian duty.
Miss Watson
She is widow Douglas’s sister, a tough old spinster who also lives with her sister and Huck. She is hard on Huck, causing him to resent her a good deal. Mark Twain drew inspiration for her from several people he knew in his life.
Jim He is Miss Watson's big, mild-mannered slave. Huck and Jim become emotionally attached when they
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He is "the best fighter and the smartest kid in town". He helped Huck escape Widow Douglas.
Pap Finn Huck's father, a drunkard . He resents Huck getting any kind of education. His only genuine interest in his son involves extorting money to get alcohol.
Judith Loftus
She plays a small part in the novel, she was a kind and perceptive woman. Huck talks to her in order to find out about the search for Jim. She is believed to be the best drawn female character in the novel.
The Grangerfords
An aristocratic Kentuckian family headed by Colonel Saul Grangerford. They take Huck in after he is separated from Jim on the Mississippi. Huck becomes close friends with the youngest male of the family, Buck Granger ford, who is Huck's age. By the time Huck meets them, the Grangerfords have been engaged in an age-old blood feud with another local family, the