# Mr. Goodman — Roughing It character guide

> Mr. Goodman in Roughing It by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-roughing-it

## Who they are

A newspaper editor and acquaintance of the narrator.

## In the story

### [XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/xlii)

Chief editor and proprietor of the Enterprise; gives the narrator instructions and advice on reporting.

### [XLV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/xlv)

Co-founder of the Territorial Enterprise, which grew from a struggling weekly into a prosperous daily.

### [LV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/lv)

Mr. Goodman's return from his trip relieves the narrator of his editorial duties, prompting the narrator to consider leaving Virginia City.

### [LVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/lviii)

One of the proprietors of the newspaper who kindly allowed the narrator to resign rather than be dismissed.

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