# Mr. Heise — McTeague character guide

> Mr. Heise in McTeague by Frank Norris.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Heise, Mrs. Heise, Mister Heise

**First appearance:** 0005-iv

## Snapshot

A harness-maker whose easy friendship with McTeague and Marcus quietly anchors the shop world the dentist moves through.

## Who they are

Mr. Heise belongs to the small circle of Polk Street tradesmen and lodgers who orbit McTeague's dental parlors, one of the men the dentist genuinely likes and trusts. As McTeague's life tangles around Trina and Marcus, Heise's steady presence marks the ordinary, uncomplicated male world the dentist is slowly losing. He matters as a measure of what McTeague had before desire and jealousy began to pull him apart.

## Relationships

### [Trina Sieppe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/trina_sieppe)

_social_

Mr. Heise is a local harness maker and acquaintance of Trina and her family.

### [Marcus Schouler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/marcus_schouler)

_friendship_

Marcus and Mr. Heise are friends and co-conspirators in hunting down McTeague.

### [McTeague](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/mcteague)

_social_

McTeague and Mr. Heise are casual acquaintances in the same community.

### [Marcus Schouler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/marcus_schouler)

_friendship_

Marcus and Mr. Heise are friends and co-conspirators in hunting down McTeague.

### [McTeague](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/mcteague)

_social_

McTeague and Mr. Heise are casual acquaintances in the same community.

### [Trina Sieppe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/trina_sieppe)

_social_

Mr. Heise is a local harness maker and acquaintance of Trina and her family.

### [Trina Sieppe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/trina_sieppe)

_social_

Mr. Heise is a local harness maker and acquaintance of Trina and her family.

### [Marcus Schouler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/marcus_schouler)

_friendship_

Marcus and Mr. Heise are friends and co-conspirators in hunting down McTeague.

### [McTeague](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/characters/mcteague)

_social_

McTeague and Mr. Heise are casual acquaintances in the same community.

## In the story

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/chapters/viii)

Mentioned as a harness-maker who sits at the next table in the coffee-joint and is occasionally addressed by Marcus during meals.

### [Marriage and Domesticity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/chapters/x)

Referenced as a neighbor whose wife McTeague greets.

### [Chapter XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/chapters/xiv)

Advises McTeague to fight the loss of his license through the courts, but Trina opposes legal action.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mcteague_se/chapters/xviii)

Mentioned as having given testimony to the coroner with less calmness than Trina.

## Links

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