# The Man Within — Character guide

> Key figures in The Man Within by Graham Greene.

- [Francis Andrews](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/francis_andrews.md): A self-loathing young smuggler who betrayed his crew with an anonymous letter, now trapped between cowardice and the faint hope of becoming someone better.
- [Elizabeth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/elizabeth.md): A resolute, matter-of-fact young woman in a lonely cottage who shelters a hunted man and quietly demands he stop lying to himself.
- [Mr. Carlyon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/carlyon.md): The charismatic smuggler leader whose voice and companionship haunt Andrews as the standard of courage he cannot reach.
- [Sir Henry Merriman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/sir_henry_merriman.md): A sleepless, sharp-eyed prosecutor who needs Andrews in the witness box and can offer him safety only at the price of his nerve.
- [Mr. Farne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/mr_farne.md): A sober churchgoing man whose quiet disapproval and locked doors make him the most quietly dangerous presence in the room.
- [Mr. Braddock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/mr_braddock.md): A local magistrate whose authority hangs over the smuggling coast, reminding men like Andrews what the law costs when it finally catches up.
- [Sir Edward Parkin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/sir_edward_parkin.md): Sir Edward Parkin presides over the assizes where Andrews is brought to testify, a magistrate whose faint sighs and deliberate gestures betray the tedium of routine justice. His courtroom is a theater of judgment, where 
- [Mr. Jennings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/mr_jennings.md): A deceased man whose past actions affect the present.
- [Mrs. Butler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/mrs_butler.md): A local woman who provides lodging and care.
- [Lucy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/lucy.md): A young woman with a connection to the main characters.
- [Mr. Thomas Hilliard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/mr_thomas_hilliard.md): A gentleman involved in the legal and social circles.
- [Joe Collier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/joe_collier.md): A large, strong man working for the smugglers.
- [Hake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters/hake.md): A minor character associated with the smugglers.

HTML index: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_within_se/characters