Amanda: The female host of the apartment
Amanda used to be a lovely social lady, and she often tells her experience of chatting with gentlemen callers. Amanda is also a good mother who has a son and a daughter. She wants her children to be successful and happy, so for Laura, her daughter, Amanda is yearning to find a gentleman caller for Laura.
Tom: Amanda's son
Tom is a worker in the warehouse, and he loves writing poem, but he is not satisfied with the job and the living. Tom wants to run far away from his home and from his town, but he cannot, so he always goes to the movie at night to escape the tragic reality. He does not have a good temper because he often argues with his mother.
Laura: Amanda's daughter
Laura is two years younger than his brother Tom. She is lovely but crippled, so maybe because of her specialty, she does not want to attend any social activity, such as business college. She is so fragile that she only plays with her glass substances and photograph, and this habit makes her terribly shy in front of people. She seems peculiar to most people.
O'Connor: The Gentlemen Caller
Act I does not mention Mr. O'Connor too much, but according to the few description of Mr. O'Connor, he is a workmate of Tom, and he is also Tom's classmate in High School. He is Irish, and he does not like drinking. O'Connor will visit Tom's house and have dinner with Tom's family. The dinner is also an opportunity for Amanda to introduce her daughter Laura to O'Connor.
Mr. Wingfield: Amanda's husband
Mr. Wingfield in this play is only shown in a picture, and he is also mentioned by Amanda, his wife. No one acts this character. Mr. Wingfield used to be a wire connector and Amanda's husband, but he leaves Amanda because he wants to see the other world connecting by the other part of the wire.
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