# Frank Hawden — My Brilliant Career character guide

> Frank Hawden in My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Frank Hawden, Hawden, Frank

**First appearance:** 0016-xi-yah

## Who they are

A young man who works for the Beechams and shows interest in Sybylla.

## Relationships

### [Grannie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_brilliant_career_se/characters/grannie)

_family_

A close grandparent-grandchild relationship, with Grannie often indulgent and protective of Frank.

### [Grannie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_brilliant_career_se/characters/grannie)

_family_

A close grandparent-grandchild relationship, with Grannie often indulgent and protective of Frank.

## In the story

### [VIII: Possum Gully Left Behind. Hurrah! Hurrah!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_brilliant_career_se/chapters/viii-possum-gully-left-behind-hurrah-hurrah)

Drives Sybylla to Caddagat; boasts about his travels; later ignores her at dinner to show off to others.

### [X: Everard Grey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_brilliant_career_se/chapters/x-everard-grey)

Follows Sybylla around and expresses admiration, but she finds him annoying and puerile.

### [XI: Yah!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_brilliant_career_se/chapters/xi-yah)

Pursues Sybylla with clumsy declarations of love, which she dismisses with scorn.

### [One Grand Passion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_brilliant_career_se/chapters/xii-one-grand-passion)

Proposes to Sybylla, is violently rejected, and complains to her grandmother about her conduct.

### [XIII: He](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_brilliant_career_se/chapters/xiii-he)

Mentioned as absent during Harold's Sunday visit.

### [XIV: Principally Letters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_brilliant_career_se/chapters/xiv-principally-letters)

Joins Sybylla, aunt Helen, and uncle on the ride to Yabtree church.

### [XVII: Idylls of Youth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_brilliant_career_se/chapters/xvii-idylls-of-youth)

Comes off second-best in a dispute, is tricked by Sybylla into being left behind on the road, and mutters insults about her.

### [XXVI: Boast Not Thyself of Tomorrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_brilliant_career_se/chapters/xxvi-boast-not-thyself-of-tomorrow)

Escorts Sybylla partway to Gool-Gool on her journey away from Caddagat.

### [My Journey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_brilliant_career_se/chapters/xxvii-my-journey)

Parted with Sybylla at the start of the coach journey; she waves goodbye until he is out of sight.

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