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Jo Harper

A friend of Tom Sawyer and member of his robber gang.

minor

Also known as Joe, Joanna

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Jo Harper shows up with force in Chapter II. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Elected second captain of the gang; joins the boys in the tanyard and the cave.
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In Chapter II: Elected second captain of the gang; joins the boys in the tanyard and the cave. Later, in Chapter XXVI: Joanna (the…

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MJMary Jane WilksBGBuck GrangerfordTSTom SawyerPFPap FinnASAunt SallyJHJo Harper

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor characters and references
  • Central con artists and victims
  • Feuding families and their members
  • Huck's caretakers and authority figures

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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