Anna Federner
The good Anna or Anna Federner is a protagonist of the first story. She is a great altruist, who is always ready to save those who are in need.
Miss Mathilda
Miss Mathilda is a woman the good Anna used to work for.
Lizzie
Lizzie is a servant and a helper of the good Anna.
Mary Wadsmith
Mary Wadsmith is Anna’s employer.
Mrs. Lehntman
Mrs. Lehntman is a widow and Anna’s friend. It is said that she is the only one romance in Anna’s life.
Dr. Shonjen
Dr. Shonjen is both Anna’s master and her doctor. He had helped her to recover and then, when she needed a new place of work, he hired her.
Mrs. Drehten
Mrs. Drehten is Anna’s friend. The woman lives in great poverty and needs both Anna’s money and emotional support to live.
Julia
Julia is a daughter of Mrs. Lehntman. It is Anna who gives a young pair money for a wedding.
Melanctha
Melanctha is a protagonist of the second story. She is a daughter of black-skinned man and a racially-mixed woman. Melanctha has beauty and a sharp mind but it doesn’t make her happy, for she suffers from depression.
Rose Johnson
Rose Johnson is Melanctha’s friend. As it turns out to be later, Rose is not loyal at all.
Jane Harden
Jane Harden is an ex-friend of Melanctha.
Jefferson Campbell
Jefferson Campbell is the biggest love of Melanctha’s life.
Herman Kreder
Herman Kreder is a husband of Lena. He is the man who can’t say no to his parents and make his own decisions.
Lena
Lena is a young German-American tailor and a tailor and a protagonist of the third story. Her main trait is passivity.
