Minor Characters
Judge Thatcher
A kind of guardian to Huck at the beginning of the novel. Judge Thatcher nobly helps the Widow in her bid for custody of Huck over Pap, and, at the end of the novel, he dutifully restores to Huck his fortune.
Judith Loftus
A shrewd, gentle woman whom Huck approaches disguised as a girl. Mrs. Loftus exposes that Huck is lying to her, but is kind to him nonetheless. Her husband is a slave-hunter pursuing Jim.
Jack
A Grangerford slave who tends to Huck and kindly shows him to where Jim is hiding nearby the Grangerford estate.
Mary Jane Wilks
The beautiful, orphaned niece of Peter Wilks, Huck is so moved by her goodness that he resolves to expose the duke and king as the con men they are.
Joanna Wilks
An orphaned niece of Peter Wilks with a harelip, Joanna shrewdly catches Huck in many lies as he plays along with the duke and king’s impersonation of the Wilks brothers.
Doctor Robinson and Levi Bell
The intelligent but somewhat condescending friends of Peter Wilks who suspect all along that the duke and king are frauds.
Harvey and William Wilks
Brothers of Peter Wilks who have traveled from England to the U.S. for Peter’s funeral. William is a deaf mute. The duke and king impersonate them during one of their more disgusting scams.
Peter Wilks
Brother of Harvey and William Wilks, uncle of Mary Jane Wilks and her sisters; deceased.
Nat
A Phelps slave whose superstitions Tom exploits in executing his ridiculous plan to free Jim.
Aunt Polly
Tom Sawyer’s aunt and guardian, sister of Sally Phelps.
The new judge
A judge who refuses to revoke Pap's custody of Huck because he does not want to separate a father and a son. The new judge later tries to reform Pap, and fails completely.