Sara Crewe
- Child Warrior
- Story-teller
- Compassionate
- Has positive outlook in life
- Intelligent
- Has a good relationship with Lottie, Ermengarde, and Becky
Miss Minchin
- Strict
- Very authoritative to others
- Headmaster of the seminary
- Can be very cruel
- Dominant and unfriendly
Miss Amelia
- Patient
- Matured
- Sister of Miss Minchin
- Good nature to others
Lavinia
- Mean
- Egocentric and arrogant
- Attention-seeker
- Show Pupil
- Doesn't have many have friends
Ermengarde
- Worst pupil in class
- Withdrawn from people
- Friends with Sara
- Good-hearted and loyal
Lottie
- Cry-baby
- Spoiled
- Mischievous
- Fascinated with Sara's magical stories
- Adopted daughter of Sara Crewe
- Doesn't get along with other people
Becky
- Innocent
- Ignorant
- Cautious
- Servant to all
- Separates herself from the other girls
- Friends with Sara
Ram Dass
- Has a monkey friend
- Indian manservant--- a lascar
- The one who always ''spy'' on Sara
Mr. Carrisford
- Friend of Sara's father
- Sara's rich secret friend
- A man with a haggard and distressed face
- Has been searching all over the world for Sara
- Blames himself for the death of Sara's father
More minor characters
- Ralph Crewe, Sara's father
- Mariette, Sara's maid
- Msr. Dufarge, the French teacher
- Mr. Barrow, the solicitor
- Molly, the cook's wife
- James, the cook
- The Large Family (Mr. and Mrs. Carmichael, Janet, Nora, and Donald)