The extended Chuzzlewit family Martin Chuzzlewit

next meet 2 daughters, charity , mercy pecksniff. affectionately known cherry , merry, or 2 miss pecksniffs. charity portrayed throughout book having none of virtue after named, while mercy, younger sister, @ first silly , girlish in manner s inconsistent numerical age. later events in story drastically change personality.

old martin chuzzlewit, wealthy patriarch of chuzzlewit family, lives in constant suspicion of financial designs of extended family. @ beginning of novel has aligned himself mary, orphan, have caretaker not eyeing estate. later in story makes apparent alliance pecksniff, who, believes, @ least consistent in character. true character revealed end of story.

young martin chuzzlewit grandson of old martin chuzzlewit. closest relative of old martin , has inherited of stubbornness , selfishness of old man. young martin protagonist of story. engagement mary cause of estrangement between himself , grandfather. end of story becomes reformed character, realising , repenting of selfishness of previous actions.

anthony chuzzlewit brother of old martin. , son, jonas, run business called chuzzlewit , son. both self-serving, hardened individuals view accumulation of money important thing in life.

jonas chuzzlewit mean-spirited, sinisterly jovial son of anthony chuzzlewit. views father contempt , wishes death can have business , money himself. suggested may have hastened old man s death. suitor of 2 miss pecksniffs, wins one, driven commit murder unscrupulous business associations.

mr , mrs spottletoe nephew-in-law , niece of old martin chuzzlewit, mrs spottletoe being daughter of old martin s brother. once favourite of old martin though have since fallen out.

george chuzzlewit bachelor cousin of old martin.