← All characters

Little Dorrit · Character

Mr. Wobbler

A clerk in the Circumlocution Office.

minor

Also known as Mr. Wobbler

First appearance: xxxiv a shoal of barnacles

See Mr. Wobbler in xxxiv a shoal of barnaclesBook page

Free preview opens at this moment — character cards, Character Web, and themes sit beside the text as you read.

Character Web

3 connections

A slice of how Mr. Wobbler sits in the book — open the reader for the full interactive map.

ACArthur ClennamBABarBBBrother BellowsMWMr. Wobbler

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor Characters and Background Figures
  • Protagonist
  • Circumlocution Office and Society

Explore ties, sentiment, and clusters while you read

Open in reader

Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This excerpt represents the story's dramatic climax because it depicts Arthur Clennam’s psychological nadir an…

Full beat labels and climax notes unlock in the reader.

Follow the arc while reading
See Mr. Wobbler in xxxiv a shoal of barnacles