# Closewind — Passages from the Life of a Philosopher character guide

> Closewind in Passages from the Life of a Philosopher by Charles Babbage.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Closewind

**First appearance:** 0040-xxii-scene-from-a-new-afterpiece-called-politics-and-poetry-or-the-decline-of-science

## Who they are

A character in Babbage's satirical play.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Turnstile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/passages_from_the_life_of_a_philosopher_se/characters/mr_turnstile)

_professional_

Closewind and Mr. Turnstile have a professional relationship, possibly as colleagues in a government office.

### [Mr. Turnstile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/passages_from_the_life_of_a_philosopher_se/characters/mr_turnstile)

_professional_

Closewind and Mr. Turnstile have a professional relationship, possibly as colleagues in a government office.

## In the story

### [Act II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/passages_from_the_life_of_a_philosopher_se/chapters/act-ii)

A cabinet member who questions Turnstile's reliability and ultimately agrees to appoint MacLeech.

## Links

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