Huck Finn Characters: Who's Who?

As students read, a storyboard can serve as a helpful character reference log. This log (also called a character map) allows students to recall relevant information about important characters.With character mapping, it’s easy for students to follow along and catch the subtleties which make reading more enjoyable!

You can click on this map and create a copy on your teacher account. Feel free to use it as is, or to edit it for the level of your class. Printing it as worksheets for your students to complete while reading, is a fast and easy way to incorporate this character map into your classroom.

Huck Finn Characters

• Huckleberry Finn
• Tom Sawyer
• Jim
• Miss Watson
• Pap
• Judge Thatcher
• The King
• The Duke
• Colonel Grangerford
• Harvey Wilkes
• William Wilkes
• Mary Jane Wilkes
• Uncle Silas
• Aunt Sally
• Aunt Polly

Student Instructions

Create a character map for the major characters.

1. Identify the major characters in Huck Finn and type their names into the different title boxes.
2. Choose a character from the "1600s to 1800s" tab to represent each of the literary characters.
• Select colors and a pose appropriate to story and character traits.
3. Choose a scene or background that makes sense for the character.
4. Fill in the text boxes for Physical Traits, Character Traits, and How did the character impact Huckleberry Finn?.