Robinson Crusoe- The narrator and protagonist of the story. He is a middle-class man in Britain in search of a job. His Father recommends Law but Robinson rebels and becomes a merchant. Amid his many travels at sea a series of unfortunate events occur soon resulting in the ultimate catastrophic shipwreck that leaves him in solitude for twenty eight years.
Friday- A character that comes into play in the second half of the book. Friday is a twenty-six-year-old Caribbean native and cannibal. Friday becomes Crusoe’s servant after Crusoe saves his life when Friday is about to be eaten by other cannibals. Friday is in fact named for the day that he was saved.
Xury- A minor character. He is a slave that Robinson escapes with after his imprisonment in Sallee. HE comes to trust the boy. However when he is rescued by a Portuguese captain, Robinson is quick to sell Xury to him.
Portugese Captain- He is never named however he plays an important role in the story. He rescues Robinson and brings him to Brazil where he helps set Robinson up as a plantation owner. During Robinson's 28 year absencee, the captain maintained his plantation so that when he returned he had made a small fortune in Brazil.
