# The Servant — A Personal Record character guide

> The Servant in A Personal Record by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the servant

**First appearance:** 0002-a-personal-record

## Who they are

A household servant in the narrator's recollections.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_personal_record_se/characters/narrator)

_professional_

The Servant is a domestic employee or helper in the narrator's household or ship, with a routine service relationship.

### [Our Master](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_personal_record_se/characters/our_master)

_professional_

Our Master and The Servant have a hierarchical employer-employee relationship, likely aboard a ship or in a household.

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_personal_record_se/characters/narrator)

_professional_

The Servant is a domestic employee or helper in the narrator's household or ship, with a routine service relationship.

### [Our Master](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_personal_record_se/characters/our_master)

_professional_

Our Master and The Servant have a hierarchical employer-employee relationship, likely aboard a ship or in a household.

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_personal_record_se/characters/narrator)

_professional_

The Servant is a domestic employee or helper in the narrator's household or ship, with a routine service relationship.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_personal_record_se/chapters/iii)

The servant at Nicholas B.'s homestead is the one who interacts with the Cossack officer during the search, providing a detailed account of the event.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_personal_record_se/chapters/v)

Not directly mentioned; no match in excerpts.

## Links

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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_personal_record_se/characters