Around the World in Eighty Days · Character
John Sullivan
Reform Club member who follows Fogg's journey with interest.
minor
Also known as Sullivan
First appearance: In which a conversation takes place which seems likely to cost Phileas Fogg dear
John Sullivan's tie to Phileas Fogg is one of the pressures that moves Around the World in Eighty Days—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Provides the estimated travel times from the Daily Telegraph.
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With Phileas Fogg (rivalry): John Sullivan is a fellow Reform Club member who bets against Fogg, representing the skeptical opposition. With Phileas Fogg (rivalry): John Sullivan is a fellow Reform Club member who bets…
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Reform Club members
- Protagonist
- Fogg's traveling companions
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Phileas Fogg
rivalry · negative
John Sullivan is a fellow Reform Club member who bets against Fogg, representing the… How this plays out →
- Phileas Fogg
rivalry · negative
John Sullivan is a fellow Reform Club member who bets against Fogg, representing the… How this plays out →
- Phileas Fogg
rivalry · negative
John Sullivan is a fellow Reform Club member who bets against Fogg, representing the… How this plays out →
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John Sullivan appears across 3 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- In which a conversation takes place which seems likely to cost Phileas Fogg dear
- IX
- In which Phileas Fogg’s name is once more at a premium on ’Change.
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