# Briggs — Dombey and Son character guide

> Briggs in Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Briggs, Master Briggs, Mr. Briggs

**First appearance:** 0015-xii-paul-s-education

## Who they are

A boy at Blimber's school, often bullied.

## In the story

### [Paul Grows More and More Old-Fashioned, and Goes Home for the Holidays](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dombey_and_son_se/chapters/xiv-paul-grows-more-and-more-old-fashioned-and-goes-home-for-the-holidays)

Briggs is another student who fears the holidays because his father never leaves him alone, leading to severe mental trials.

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