# The Old Man — Essays character guide

> The Old Man in Essays by Henry David Thoreau.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the old man

**First appearance:** 0050-the-wellfleet-oysterman

## Who they are

Elderly figure encountered in travel or allegory.

## Relationships

### [Captain John Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/characters/captain_john_brown)

_friendship_

Captain John Brown and the Old Man share a bond of mutual respect, possibly as fellow abolitionists or comrades in struggle.

### [Sir Walter Raleigh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/characters/sir_walter_raleigh)

_social_

Sir Walter Raleigh and the Old Man are likely acquaintances in a historical or literary context, possibly as figures from different generations.

### [Sir Walter Raleigh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/characters/sir_walter_raleigh)

_social_

Sir Walter Raleigh and the Old Man are likely acquaintances in a historical or literary context, possibly as figures from different generations.

### [Captain John Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/characters/captain_john_brown)

_friendship_

Captain John Brown and the Old Man share a bond of mutual respect, possibly as fellow abolitionists or comrades in struggle.

### [Captain John Brown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/characters/captain_john_brown)

_friendship_

Captain John Brown and the Old Man share a bond of mutual respect, possibly as fellow abolitionists or comrades in struggle.

## In the story

### [The Wellfleet Oysterman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/chapters/the-wellfleet-oysterman)

The elderly host, nearly ninety, who fought at Concord, tells stories of the Revolution and local shipwrecks.

## Links

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