Around the World in Eighty Days · Character
Colonel Stamp Proctor
A blustering American colonel whose public insult to Phileas Fogg at a San Francisco meeting plants a duel in the traveler's mind that haunts the journey east.
supporting
Also known as Colonel Proctor, Stamp Proctor
First appearance: xx
As a supporting figure in Around the World in Eighty Days, Colonel Stamp Proctor is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Leads the attack on Fogg and Fix during the political rally; Fogg learns his name and vows to duel him.
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Proctor belongs to the rough, loud world of frontier politics and saloon brawls, a man whose sense of honor runs hot where Fogg's runs ice-cold. His insult at the San Francisco meeting lodges in Fogg's memory as a debt…
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See Colonel Stamp Proctor in xxCharacter Web
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Fogg's traveling companions
- Protagonist
- Reform Club members
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This chapter marks the dramatic climax because it presents the highest physical and symbolic point of the jour…
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- Phileas Fogg
rivalry · negative
Colonel Stamp Proctor is a belligerent American who repeatedly antagonizes Fogg,… How this plays out →
- Passepartout
rivalry · negative
- Fix
rivalry · negative
- Phileas Fogg
rivalry · negative
Colonel Stamp Proctor is a belligerent American who repeatedly antagonizes Fogg,… How this plays out →
- Passepartout
rivalry · negative
- Passepartout
rivalry · negative
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See Colonel Stamp Proctor in xxIn the story
Colonel Stamp Proctor appears across 5 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- IX
- XXV In which a slight glimpse is had of San Francisco
- Chapter XXVIII
- XXIX
- In Which Phileas Fogg Simply Does His Duty
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