| A | B |
| Pope | Linda's lover in the Malpais; John hates him. |
| John "The Savage" | Closest to a protagonist. Represents a challenge to the "utopia" |
| Lenina Crowne | Represents ideal beauty to John;"Juliet" to his "Romeo" |
| Fannie Crowne | Represents the conventional views of the World State; friend to Lenina. |
| Bernard Marx | The Alpha-Plus who may have received alcohol in his blood surrogate. Brings John back with him to London. |
| Hemholtz Watson | He longs to be a poet. The perfect man but he is disinterested in the ways of the World State. |
| Mustapha Mond | The World Controller; debates Hemholtz and John regarding everything from religion to literature. |
| Linda | Abandoned by the DHC; she commits the ultimate sin by giving birth. |
| The DHC or "Tomakin" or Thomas | Has an important position in the World State but loses it when it's revealed he is John's father. |
| Henry Foster | An Alpha who seeing Lenina; maybe more than what's accepted. |
| The Malpais or "Reservation" | Primitive settlement; where John, Linda, and Pope live. |
| The World State | What makes up the "civilized" world. What John considers the "brave new world" |
| Mitsima | Teaches John on the Malpais |