The document provides character summaries for the major characters in Henry Fielding's novel "Tom Jones". It describes Tom Jones as the novel's protagonist, a foundling raised by the generous Mr. Allworthy. It also summarizes Sophia Western as the beautiful heroine who loves Tom, Mr. Allworthy as the moral yardstick of the novel, and Master Blifil as Tom's hypocritical antagonist. The document concludes by briefly describing several other characters like Squire Western, Mrs. Western, Partridge, and Jenny Jones.

1. NAME:- SEJAL R PARMAR
COURSE:- M.A SEM-1
BATCH:- 2018/20
ENROLLMENTNO:- 2069108420190033
EMAIL ID:- sejalparmar095@gmail.com
PAPER NO:- 2 NEO-CLASSICAL
TOPIC:- TOM JOHNS CHARACTER
GUIDED BY:- HEENABA ZALA
HENRY FIELDING:- Henry fielding was an English
novelist and dramatist known for his rich , earthy humour and
satirical prowess , and as the authorof the picaresque novel
tom jones. Additionally, he holdsa significant place in the
history of law enforcement , havingused his authority as a
magistrate to found what some have called London’sfirst
police force , the bow street runners . his younger sister , sarah
, also became a successful writer. He born at 8th
October 1754 ,
Lisbon , Portugal.

2. CHARACTER LIST:-
TOM JONES:- Tom jones , a “ bastard” raised by the
philanthropic allworthy , is the novel’s eponymoushero and
protagonist . althoughtom’s faults( namely , his imprudence
and his lack of chastity ) prevent him from being a perfect hero,
his good heart and generosity make him fielding’s avatarof
virtue , along with allworthy. Tom’s handsome face and
gallantry win him the love and affection of woman throughout
the countryside. His dignified,though natural air induces
character to assume that he is a gentleman – which ultimately
turns out to be true.
SOPHIA WESTERN:- Sophiawestern is fieldind’s
beautiful, generous heroine and the daughterof violent squire
western, like tom , sophiya lavishes hiht on the poor, and she
treat people of all classes with such respect that one landlady
cannot believe she is a “ gentlewoman.” Sophia manages to
reconcile her love for tom ,her filialduty to her father , and her
hatred for blifil through her courage and patience . Sophia’s
nature courtesy can be contrasted with her aunt western’s
artificialmanners.

3. Mr. Allworthy :- Mr. Allworthy is just what is name
implies – all worthy . allworthy has a reputationthruohout
England because of benevolent, altruistic behavior.moral
yardstick of the novel , allworthyonly faulty ( which ironically
propels much of the plot ) is that – due to his goodness – he
cannot perceive the evil in others .
MASTER BLIFIL :- Blifil is antagonist to tom jones and
the son of bribget allworthy and captainblifil. althoughhe
appearsat first to be a virtuous character , his hypocrisy soon
exposes itself – blifil pretends to be piousand principled, but
greedgoverns him. The fact that blifil has few redeeming
qualitiesmake tom compassion for him at the end of novel –
after the revelationthat blifilkept the secret of tom’s birth to
himself – even more commendable. blifil’sdearth of natural
human appetiles– he at first does not desire Sophia – does not
distinguish him as a virtuouscharacter , but rather provides a
depressing picture of what humanitywould be like if devoid of
passion.
SQUIRE WESTERN :- squire western is a caricature of
the rough – and – ready , conservative country gentleman.

4. Affectionate at heart, the squire nevertheless acts with extreme
violence towards his daughterSophia, by constantly
incarcerating her, and even verballyand physicallyabusingher.
However, since the squire is a caricature, fielding does not
intend for us to judge these actionstoo harshly. Similarly, the
squire’s insistence on Sophiamarrying blifil has less to do with
greed that withhis stubbornnessand adherence to tradition.
Squire western’s speaks in west country dialect, and peppers
his speech with curses.
MRs. WESTERN :-MRs. Western, the foil of her brother
squire western, is a caricature of the artificialcity lady who
alwaysacts out of expediency . mrs. Western prides herself on
being adept at allintellectualpursuit – from politicsto
philosophyto feminism to amour – yet her ignorance reveals
itselfon numerous occasions ( she thinks that Socrates lectured
to students instead of engaging in conversation debate ).
Mrs.western’s sole aim in the novel is to improve the western
name by marrying off Sophia to the richest , most prosperous
man she can find .
PARTRIDGE :- Partridge is the teacher whom allworthy
accuses of being tom’s father . he is a kind of comedic harlequin

5. character ( fielding even compares him to harlequin). allworthy
pathetic , bumbling , and cowardly , partridge remains a loyal
servant to jones and deserves his reward at the end of the
novel. Partridge has a passion for speaking in Latin non
sequiturs. Although partridge creates problems for tom and
Sophiaby boosting tom’s reputation and defilingsophia’s to all
and sundry , tomcannot help forgiving partridge , who always
has the best ofintentions.
JENNY JINES :-jenny jones ( mrs. Waters ) is the student
of partridge whom allworthy banishes for being tom’s mother –
at the end ofthenovelwe learn that jenny is not tom’ smother.
Jenny reappears as “mrs. Waters” at upton , where tom saves
her from a robbery . although jenny does not possess the
beauty of a sophia, her very white breasts attract tom to her.
Although she protests to mr. allworthy at the end of the novel
that she has leda virtuouslife, her seductionof tom in upton
suggests otherwise. She eventuallymarries parson supple a
friend of western.
BRIDGET ALLWORTHY:- Bridget allworthy is the
mother of blifiland tom. An unattractivelady who resents

6. beautifulwomen , bridget marries captain blifil because he
flatters her religiousviews .
Although bridget’s affection wavers between blifiland tom as
the boys mature, she becomes devoted to tom before her
death – largely due to his good looks and gallantry.
LADY BELLASTON:- lady bellaston is a London lady,
and relative of Sophia, whose passionate,lusty personality
leadsher to dabblein intrigues . the stem of her last name “
bella-“, meaning “ war” in Latin , pointsto her maliciousnature
– she thinks of no one but herself . lady bellastoncarries out a
vengeful battle against tom and Sophia with the utmost glee .
HARRIET FITZPATRICK:- Harriet Fitzpatrick is
sophia’s cousin and the wife of Mr. Fitzpatrick . pretty and
charming , she is nevertheless selfish and contrives against
sophia in order to improve her relationshipwith squire western
and mrs . western .
MR . FITZPATRICK :- mr. fitzpatrick is a rash Irishman
whom harriet Fitzpatrick casts in the light of an ogre chasing

7. her across the countryside . fitzptrick becomes admirable.
however , when he admits to initiatingthe duel with tom at the
end of the novel .
MR. DOWLING:- Mr. dowling is a shrewd , shifty lawyer
who becomes a friend of blifil . always operating out of
expediency , when dowling realizes that blifilwillnot be able to
reward him for his efforts , he defects to tom and allworthy’s
side .
MRs. MILLER:-mrs .miller is a faithful friend to tom and
the most caring and concerned of mothers to nancy and betty .
feisty and active , mrs.miller carries through on her promises
and becomes tom’s biggest advocate to allworthy . she is
trusting and loyal .
NIGHTINGALE:- nightingale, although a foppish city
gentleman, possesses the laudable traitsof loyaltyand
compassion – althoughnot alwaysin affairs of love . it takes a
little time for tom to convince nightingalenot to abandon
nancy ,since nightingaleis caught up in his image in london. to

8. his credit, nightingaletransforms and follows tom’s principles
of honour – that is , fulfillingverbal commitments.
LORD FELLAMAR:-lord fellamarisa suitor of Sophia
who , though he has a conscience , easily allowshimself to be
manipulatedby lady bellaston.
SQUARE:- square is a philosopherwho lives with allworthy.
He justifies his questionablebehavior( such as making love to
mollyseagrim ) contorting his philosophical notices. square ,
although a foil to thwackum , is less sinister than the latter .
indeed ,square’s virtuoustransformation at the end of the
novel allowsallworthy to forgive tom.
THWACKUM:- thwackum is the vicioustutor of blifil and
tom who constantly beats tom and praises blifil. thwackum ,
who claims to value religionabove all else , seeks only hisown
good.
MOLLY SEAGRIM:- molly seagrim is the rugged,
unfemininedaughter of black George who seduces tom . feisty

9. and aggressive ,molly enjoys the company of men, and fights
fiercely for her rights.
BLACK GEORGE:- black George is the servant who is
favored by tom . although of dubiousmoral tincture ( black
George stealsand lies ) , black george’s loyalty to and love of
tom nevertheless emerges.
NANCY MILLER:- nancy miler is the daughterof mrs.
miller who becomes nughtingale’swife.
NARRATOR:-The ironic , intrusive narrator can assumed
to be fielding himself since he reflects on his process of creating
tom jones.