Sixteen-year-old junior with academic failure from Pencey Prep. He is uncomfortable, and does not like phonies

Holden's dormmate; bad skin and teeth; no one likes him

Holden's roommate; phony friendly; secret slob

one of the few girls that Holden respects; dated Stradlater

younger sister to Holden; very smart; writes her own stories.

Holden's brother. Died before the story began. His death has a lasting effect on Holden.

Holden's older brother, an author who writes movies in Hollywood.

Holden's date to a matinee on Sunday is attractive but shallow and artificial.

Holden's history teacher at Pencey Prep, who unsuccessfully tries to shake Holden out of his academic apathy.

A student at Columbia who was Holden's student advisor at the Whooton School. Luce is three years older than Holden and has a great deal of sexual experience. At Whooton, he was a source of knowledge about sex for the younger boys, and Holden tries to get him to talk about sex at their meeting.

Holden has a LONG talk with him; likes to drink; makes a "flitty" move

The elevator operator at the Edmont Hotel, who procures a prostitute for Holden.

The prostitute whom Holden hires through Maurice. She is one of a number of women in the book with whom Holden clumsily attempts to connect.

A boy at Elkton Hills that killed himself while wearing Holden's turtleneck sweater.

Salem farmer and former lover of Abigail's. He openly denounces Parris and does not attend church.

Reverend Parris's niece. Abigail was once the servant for the Proctor household, but Elizabeth Proctor fired her after she discovered that Abigail was having an affair with her husband, John Proctor. Abigail is smart, wily, a good liar, and vindictive when crossed.

young minister who hates witchcraft, comes to Salem to examine Rev. Parris' daughter

John Proctor's wife. Elizabeth fired Abigail when she discovered that her husband was having an affair with Abigail. Elizabeth is supremely virtuous, but often cold.

Minister in Salem. He believes a faction plans to force him to leave Salem, so he attempts to strengthen his authority through the witch trial proceedings.

Francis Nurse's wife. Rebecca is a wise, sensible, and upright woman, held in tremendous regard by most of the Salem community. However, she falls victim to the hysteria when the Putnams accuse her of witchcraft and she refuses to confess.

Farmer and landowner in Salem. He is a respected member of the community often called upon to settle disagreements between individuals.

Governor of Massachusettes and judge of Salem Witch Trials

Elderly inhabitant of Salem. He challenges the court in an attempt to defend his wife who has been convicted of witchcraft. He is pressed to death as a result.

A greedy landowner in Salem. He systematically accuses his neighbors of witchcraft so that he might purchase their lands after they hang.

Mother of Ruth and seven babies who died at birth

The Putnams' daughter. She accuses individuals of practicing witchcraft. A witness claims to have heard Putnam say Ruth's accusations helped him obtain land.

Parris' black slave. Parris discovers her casting spells and making potions with the girls in the woods.

Servant to the Proctors. She goes along with Abigail and the girls by falsely accusing others of witchcraft; however, she later admits that she was lying.

Parris' daughter. Her father discovers her dancing in the woods, and she later accuses individuals of practicing witchcraft.

Giles Corey's third wife. Her reading habits lead to her arrest and conviction for witchcraft.

Given job of arresting the witches

A judge in the Salem court.

The marshal of Salem.

Servant to the Putnams and friend to Abigail. She participates in the witch trials by pretending to see spirits and falsely accusing individuals of witchcraft.

Very dirty, cheap, and miserly, and sells his soul to the Devil

Devil

Cheap, doesn't really love tom. She wants money

traveling wight; in Sleepy Hollow as schoolteacher, tall, exceedingly lank with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled out of his sleeves, looked like a weathercock and crane

the pretty, young flirt of Sleepy Hollow

Katrina's wealthy father, who gives a harvest feast every year

broad-shouldered, double-jointed, short curly black hair, skilled in horsemanship

the ghostly rider that haunts Sleepy Hollow

The owner of the mansion and last male in the Usher line and suffers from a depressing feeling characterized by strange behavior.

Roderick's twin sister who suffers from a strange illness. After apparently dying, she rises from her coffin.

Young scholar and university student, falls in love with Beatrice

Daughter of Dr. Rappaccini. Over the years, her father has exposed her to toxins in his plants and flowers as part of his experimentation. She lives a life of isolation in the doctor's house and garden.

Famous scientist, father of Beatrice

Proffesor at nearby university, rival of Dr. Rappaccini. Old friend of Giovanni's father

main character in Minister's Black Veil

Hooper's fiance, became afraid of him after he wouldn't take of veil.

American transcendentalist who was against slavery and stressed self-reliance, optimism, self-improvement, self-confidence, and freedom. He was a prime example of a transcendentalist and helped further the movement.

American transcendentalist who was against a government that supported slavery. He wrote down his beliefs in Walden. He started the movement of civil-disobedience when he refused to pay the toll-tax to support him Mexican War.

recounted a frog story

man who loved to bet in "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"

a gambler who commits suicide

the wife or widow of a duke

a prostitute who starves herself to death to give a young woman a chance to live

He leaves the camp and takes the mules

Young man who runs away with his lover, Piney Woods, to get married.

Tom's lover and fiancée, whose father objected to their marriage. Like Tom, she is understood to be pure and innocent. She dies in the Duchess' arms.

Hung for attacking the confederate bridge. Makes great escape.

Escaped slave and great black abolitionist who fought to end slavery through political action

Hugh Auld's wife. Sophia was a working woman before marrying Hugh, and she had never owned slaves. The corruption of owning a slave transforms Sophia from a sympathetic, kind woman into a vengeful monster.

A notorious slave "breaker" and Douglass's keeper for one year. Slave owners send their unruly slaves to Covey, who works and punishes them (thus getting free labor to cultivate his rented land) and returns them trained and docile. Covey's tactics as a slaveholder are both cruel and sneaky. He is deliberately deceptive and devious when interacting with his slaves, creating an atmosphere of constant surveillance and fear.

Shy character who loves watching Pleasentville.

Outgoing, and quick to judge. She doesn't like to study and learn but that changes.

Father of bud and Mary sue, and has major color change.

Mother of Bud and Mary Sue, she doesn't love George and loves Bill Johnson instead.

Soda shop owner in Pleasentville. Loves painting.

Sweet girl and cares about people, and she opens up to David.

Basketball captian, falls in love with Mary Sue.

She aspires to teach children more than just the textbook, and not to only be loyal to men.

Outspokenly conservative. She doesn't understand why Katherine is not married.

Dreams of being a lawyer and has enroleld to Yale for law. She is accepted, but doesn't want to go because she wants to start a new life with her husband.

Several lovers, she admires Katherine for encouraging the students to be independent.

Dates Betty's Cousin Charlie. Betty ruins the relationship, but they connect later.

Bill is full of stories about his time in Europe, but it turns out it wasn't true.

School nurse and lesbian whose female companion teacher died years earlier.

Housemate with Katherine. Nancy is a teacher of etiquette, who has told everyone her husband died in South Pacific during war, even though he left her and started a family with another women.

Strict leader of the university. She follows the traditional Women Obeys Men, and forces Katherine to think the same way.

Peter Appleton, blacklisted screenwriter at HHS Studios; after losing his job and identity (amnesia from a car crash) he is mistaken for Luke Trimble of Lawson, Calif., a WWII soldier presumed dead.

Luke Trimble's father, and owner of THE MAJESTIC movie palace in Lawson.

Daughter of Lawson's town doctor, former girlfriend of Luke Trimble.

Runs candy stand at THE MAJESTIC.

Elderly usher at THE MAJESTIC.

Emory grad; known as Alex Supertramp; Died in the Alaskan wilderness

Husband of Jan Burres, helps out Chris

Women Chris meets when she gives him a ride in Arizona. Chris helps bring her and Rainey together.

Grain elevator operator who befriends McCandless in north-central Montana in the fall of 1990. Westerberg offers him a ride, a place to stay, and then a job.

Woman who serves as a temptation for Chris to not go to Alaska

Ronald Franz is an eighty-year old devout Christian and soldier who picks McCandless up hitchhiking and takes a strong liking to him. He has lost his wife and children long ago, and so feels a fatherly affection for Chris, whom he offers to adopt. After hearing of Chris's death, he stops believing in God.

The main character of Little Women, Jo is an outspoken tomboy with a passion for writing. Her character is based in large part on Louisa May Alcott herself. Jo refuses Laurie's offer of marriage, despite the fact that everyone assumes they will end up together. In the end, Jo gives up her writing and marries Professor Bhaer, which can be seen either as a domestic triumph or as a professional loss, since Jo loses her headstrong independence.

The oldest March sister, Meg battles her girlish weakness for luxury and money, and ends up marrying a poor man she loves. Meg represents the conventional and good; she is similar to her mother, for whom she was named. Meg sometimes tries to alter who she is in order to please other people, a trait that comes forth when she allows other girls to dress her up like a rich girl at her friend Annie Moffat's house. She becomes an agreeable housewife, pretending to like politics because her husband does, and forgoing luxury because her husband is poor

The third March sister, Beth is very shy and quiet. Like Meg, she always tries to please other people, and like Jo, she is concerned with keeping the family together. Beth struggles with minor faults, such as her resentment for the housework she must do.

The youngest March sister, Amy is an artistic beauty who is good at manipulating other people. Unlike Jo, Amy acts as a perfect lady because it pleases her and those around her. She gets what she wants in the end: popularity, the trip to Europe, and Laurie. nd real for their flaws

The name the March girls call their mother

Next Door Neighboor who takes interest in the march girls. He proposes to Jo, but she declines. He later gets married to Amy.

Tutor of Laurie who marries Meg. He saves his money to help Marmee be connected to her husband.