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Characters

• Harry Angstrom, a.k.a. Rabbit, a 26-year-old man. Married to Janice Angstrom. He was a basketball star in high school and begins the novel as a kitchen gadget salesman.
• Miriam Angstrom, a.k.a Mim, Rabbit's 19-year-old sister.
• Mr. Angstrom, Rabbit's father.
• Mrs. Angstrom, Rabbit's mother.
• Janice Angstrom, Rabbit's wife.
• Nelson Angstrom, Harry's and Janice's 2-year-old son.
• Rebecca June Angstrom, Harry's and Janice's infant daughter. Janice accidentally drowns her in a bath while drunk.
• Mr. Springer, Janice's father. A used car dealer.
• Mrs. Springer, Janice's mother. She is harshly critical of Harry when he leaves Janice.
• Jack Eccles, a young Episcopalian minister. He tries to mend Harry's and Janice's broken marriage.
• Lucy Eccles, Jack Eccles's wife. She blames the lack of love in her marriage with Jack on his job taking up too much of his time.
• Fritz Kruppenbach, the Angstroms' Lutheran minister.
• Ruth Leonard, Rabbit's mistress. She is a prostitute and lives alone in a small apartment. She is weight-conscious. She lives with Harry for three months.
• Margaret Kosko, a friend of Ruth's. Probably also a prostitute. She is contemptuous of Tothero.
• Mrs. Smith, a widow whose garden Rabbit looks after while away from his wife. She is 73 years old.
• Marty Tothero, Rabbit's former basketball coach. He was popular in high school but got dismissed from his job due to a 'scandal'. He cheats on his wife but gives marital advice to Harry. After suffering two strokes, he becomes disabled.
• Ronnie Harrison, One of Rabbit's former basketball team-mates. He has slept with Margaret Kosko and Ruth Leonard.