A Bid for Fortune · Character
Sir William Hatteras
A distinguished relative of Richard Hatteras.
minor
Also known as Sir William, Hatteras
First appearance: III: I Visit My Relations
Sir William Hatteras's tie to Unknown Narrator is one of the pressures that moves A Bid for Fortune—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The narrator's uncle, a miserly and paranoid old man living in a decaying ancestral hall, who initially suspects the narrator of seeking his fortune.
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With Unknown Narrator (rivalry): Sir William Hatteras is a wealthy and antagonistic figure who opposes the narrator's interests. With Prendergast (rivalry): Prendergast and Sir William Hatteras are direct adversaries,…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Nikola's network and victims
- Diverse cast of characters
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Unknown Narrator
rivalry · negative
Sir William Hatteras is a wealthy and antagonistic figure who opposes the narrator's… How this plays out →
- Prendergast
rivalry · negative
- Lord Beckenham
rivalry · negative
- Dawson
professional · ambivalent
- Unknown Narrator
rivalry · negative
Sir William Hatteras is a wealthy and antagonistic figure who opposes the narrator's… How this plays out →
- Prendergast
rivalry · negative
- Unknown Narrator
rivalry · negative
Sir William Hatteras is a wealthy and antagonistic figure who opposes the narrator's… How this plays out →
- Prendergast
rivalry · negative
- Lord Beckenham
rivalry · negative
- Dawson
professional · ambivalent
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