# Tim — Cup of Gold character guide

> Tim in Cup of Gold by John Steinbeck.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A servant or companion to Henry Morgan in his youth.

## Relationships

### [Henry Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/characters/henry_morgan)

_friendship_

Tim is a young, naive cabin boy who idolizes Henry and serves as a reminder of Henry's lost innocence.

### [Henry Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/characters/henry_morgan)

_friendship_

Tim is a young, naive cabin boy who idolizes Henry and serves as a reminder of Henry's lost innocence.

### [Henry Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/characters/henry_morgan)

_friendship_

Tim is a young, naive cabin boy who idolizes Henry and serves as a reminder of Henry's lost innocence.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/chapters/iv)

Mentioned as 'William'—the road-mender who meets Henry on the path and talks about London and Merlin.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/chapters/i)

An Irish sailor from Cork who befriends Henry at the inn, buys him breakfast and drink, and arranges his passage on the Bristol Girl.

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

Tim, a sailor from Cork, is grief-stricken over Henry's sale but is unable to prevent it, sobbing in his hammock.

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