# Mike — Psmith, Journalist character guide

> Mike in Psmith, Journalist by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0012-xi-the-man-at-the-astor

## Who they are

Psmith's old English friend, newly arrived in New York, whose easy intimacy lets him read the seriousness beneath Psmith's airy manner as the tenement fight turns dangerous.

## Relationships

### [Billy Windsor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/billy_windsor)

_family_

Mike is Billy's younger brother, who comes to visit and helps out at the paper.

### [Psmith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/psmith)

_friendship_

Mike is Psmith's close friend from school, and they reunite in New York.

### [Billy Windsor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/billy_windsor)

_family_

Mike is Billy's younger brother, who comes to visit and helps out at the paper.

### [Psmith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/psmith)

_friendship_

Mike is Psmith's close friend from school, and they reunite in New York.

### [Psmith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/psmith_journalist_se/characters/psmith)

_friendship_

Mike is Psmith's close friend from school, and they reunite in New York.

## In the story

### [At “The Gardenia”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/iii-at-the-gardenia)

Accompanies Psmith on the American tour and enjoys the hospitality, but is present for the meeting with Billy.

### [Bat Jarvis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/iv-bat-jarvis)

Present as a quiet observer, comments on the expense of the Astor and agrees to consider moving to Fourth Avenue.

### [Planning Improvements](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/v-planning-improvements)

Provides critical opinion on the paper's content, supports Psmith's ideas, but is limited by cricket tour commitments.

### [The Tenements](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/vi-the-tenements)

Mike accompanies Psmith on the search for a flat and through the tenements, expressing sympathy for the poor children.

### [Visitors at the Office](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/vii-visitors-at-the-office)

Leaves for Philadelphia with the team; Psmith sees him off.

### [A Gathering of Cat Specialists](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/xxiv-a-gathering-of-cat-specialists)

Returns from England and is recruited by Psmith to pose as a cat-fancier.

### [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/psmith_journalist_se/chapters/conclusion)

Sleepy after playing football, listening drowsily to Psmith's musings.

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