# Major Copeland — Short Fiction character guide

> Major Copeland in Short Fiction by Frederik Pohl.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Copeland, Major, The Major, the Major

**First appearance:** 0000-asteroid-of-the-damned

## Who they are

A major with a minor role in the narrative.

## In the story

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/ii)

Referenced as the Major; Amy works for him and he wants Arthur for labor.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/iii)

Leader of the town, tall with a horselike face, who buys Arthur and hires Vern.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/iv)

Head of the Temporary Military Government in New York; a former Air Force officer who seized power after the war; obsessed with regulations and women.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/v)

Antagonist; plans to marry Amy and is tricked into attending a party on the Queen Elizabeth.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/vi)

Conducts a casual inspection of the ship, drinks, and dismisses the power plant fire.

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