Characters
Josef 'Joe' Kavalier – One of the titular characters- a 19-year-old Jewish refugee from Prague.
Sammy Klayman, a.k.a. Sam Clay - The other titular character - Joe Kavalier's 17-year-old American cousin.
Rosa Saks - A bohemian artist that becomes Joe's love interest and later Sam's wife.
Tracy Bacon - A handsome actor that plays the Escapist and helps Sam come to terms with his sexual identity. He helps add to the theme of escapism, and helps Sammy metaphorically escape out of his body.
Sheldon Anapol - The owner of Empire Comics, the company that Sam and Joe work for.
George Deasey - Chief editor of Empire Comics.
The Escapist - Comic book superhero and brainchild of Kavalier & Clay. Embodies the wishes of the cousins.
Luna Moth - Kavalier & Clay's primary female character. Joe came up with her largely on his own after meeting Rosa Saks.
Bernard Kornblum - Joe Kavalier's magic and escapology teacher in Prague.
Ethel Klayman - Sam Clay's mother.
Thomas Kavalier - Joe Kavalier's younger brother.
Thomas Edison Clay - Joe Kavalier and Rosa Clay née Saks' natural son and Sam Clay's stepson. Told he is Sam Clay's son until the reappearance of "cousin Joe."
Longman Harkoo - The father of Rosa Saks, father-in-law to Sam Clay.
Read more about this topic: The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier & Clay
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