# Young Henry — Cup of Gold character guide

> Young Henry in Cup of Gold by John Steinbeck.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** young Henry, Henry, Now young Henry, III Young Henry

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

The restless Welsh boy who listens to an old prophetess foretell his future, then slips away from his mother's table toward the Indies before dawn.

## In the story

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

The protagonist, a restless boy dreaming of the Indies.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cup_of_gold_se/chapters/vii)

Leaves home secretly, walks to Cardiff, and experiences intense fear and doubt in the barn.

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

The protagonist, a boy from the countryside, who is awestruck by the city and docks of Cardiff and eager to sail to the Indies.

## Links

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