# Atkins — The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe character guide

> Atkins in The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0016-xvii-visit-of-mutineers

## Who they are

Mutineer who later repents and becomes a leader among the island settlers.

## Relationships

### [The Captain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robinson_crusoe_se/characters/the_captain)

_rivalry_

Atkins is a mutineer who opposes the captain, representing a direct antagonist in the power struggle.

### [Tom Smith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robinson_crusoe_se/characters/tom_smith)

_rivalry_

Atkins and Tom Smith are on opposite sides of the mutiny, with Atkins as a rebel and Smith as a loyalist.

### [The Captain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robinson_crusoe_se/characters/the_captain)

_rivalry_

Atkins is a mutineer who opposes the captain, representing a direct antagonist in the power struggle.

### [The Captain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robinson_crusoe_se/characters/the_captain)

_rivalry_

Atkins is a mutineer who opposes the captain, representing a direct antagonist in the power struggle.

## In the story

### [The Ship Recovered](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/robinson_crusoe_se/chapters/xviii-the-ship-recovered)

Mentioned as one of the mutineers who is incorrigible and refractory.

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