Brown on Resolution · Character
Muller
An undisciplined German seaman who dodges the Commander's orders on Resolution's lava slopes and becomes the first to glimpse Brown hidden on the cliff.
supporting
Also known as Seaman Muller, the undisciplined Muller
First appearance: iv
As a supporting figure in Brown on Resolution, Muller is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Commander Muller of the Emden is mentioned as having slipped through the British cordon to raid shipping in the Indian Ocean.
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Muller is a landing-party seaman who answers the blaspheming Commander with an inaudible reply and refuses to plunge into the cactus and rock until he must, keeping to the crest and dreaming of anything but water. His…
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- Supporting and minor figures
- Protagonist
- Ships in the conflict
- Family and romantic ties
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak of Brown's isolat…
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