# Mr. McCabe — Orthodoxy character guide

> Mr. McCabe in Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Poor Mr. McCabe

**First appearance:** 0003-i-introduction-in-defence-of-everything-else

## Who they are

Rationalist writer, used as a foil for the narrator's arguments.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orthodoxy_se/characters/narrator)

_rivalry_

Mr. McCabe is a frequent intellectual opponent whose views the narrator argues against, representing a contrary philosophical stance.

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orthodoxy_se/characters/narrator)

_rivalry_

Mr. McCabe is a frequent intellectual opponent whose views the narrator argues against, representing a contrary philosophical stance.

## In the story

### [The Maniac](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/orthodoxy_se/chapters/ii-the-maniac)

Cited as an example of a sincere materialist whose system, though complete, feels smaller than the real world.

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