# Major Cowper — Romance character guide

> Major Cowper in Romance by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cowper, old Cowper, poor Major Cowper

**First appearance:** 0004-part-i-the-quarry-and-the-beach

## Who they are

A retired military man, part of the expatriate community.

## Relationships

### [Tomas Castro](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romance_se/characters/tomas_castro)

_professional_

Military rank implies a superior-subordinate or comrade-in-arms dynamic.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romance_se/chapters/v)

A retired West Indian regiment officer traveling with his wife and daughter; panics during the attack, brandishes a small pistol, and is distraught over his family's safety.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romance_se/chapters/vi)

Suspicious of Kemp after the ring incident; reluctantly thanks him but implies Kemp must clear himself.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romance_se/chapters/iii)

Mentioned as a potential witness who can testify that Kemp was seized by Tomas Castro and was in Jamaica during the events at Rio Medio.

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