# Stevens — Can Such Things Be? character guide

> Stevens in Can Such Things Be? by Ambrose Bierce.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** John, John Stevens

**First appearance:** 0054-a-man-with-two-lives

## Who they are

A man who experiences a strange and fatal encounter.

## In the story

### [One of Twins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/can_such_things_be_se/chapters/one-of-twins)

The narrator's twin brother; dies from a self-inflicted pistol wound after the tragic events at the Margovan house.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/can_such_things_be_se/chapters/ii)

The narrator, who recounts his terrifying experience with Dr. Dorrimore.

### [II: What May Happen in a Field of Wild Oats](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/can_such_things_be_se/chapters/ii-what-may-happen-in-a-field-of-wild-oats)

The narrator and companion of Hugh Morgan, who witnesses the bizarre and fatal attack.

### [A Baffled Ambuscade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/can_such_things_be_se/chapters/a-baffled-ambuscade)

Adjutant who followed the major and witnessed the encounter with Dunning.

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