# Commodore Nutt — Struggles and Triumphs character guide

> Commodore Nutt in Struggles and Triumphs by P. T. Barnum.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** The little Commodore, Commodore Nutt, little Nutt, Nutt, Commodore, the Commodore, Mrs. Commodore Nutt

**First appearance:** 0039-xxxvii-mr-and-mrs-general-tom-thumb

## Snapshot

A diminutive performer in naval dress, he is Barnum's second little celebrity and an unwitting rival in the most talked-about courtship of the age.

## Who they are

Nutt shares the Museum stage with Lavinia Warren and takes an evident fancy to her, though he is several years her junior. His hopes are quietly overtaken when Tom Thumb arrives and wins her heart, leaving Nutt in the awkward position of the suitor who was never quite chosen. His presence sharpens the triangle that Barnum turns into a public narrative, and his dignity under disappointment keeps the story from becoming mere farce.

## Relationships

### [Lavinia Warren](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/lavinia_warren)

_romantic_

Commodore Nutt is a suitor to Lavinia Warren, but she ultimately rejects him in favor of General Tom Thumb.

### [Mrs. General Tom Thumb](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/mrs_general_tom_thumb)

_social_

Commodore Nutt and Mrs. General Tom Thumb are fellow little person performers in Barnum's troupe, often appearing together.

### [Rev. Dr. E. H. Chapin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/rev_dr_e_h_chapin)

_social_

Commodore Nutt and Rev. Dr. E. H. Chapin interact at Barnum's social functions and public events.

### [Charity Barnum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/charity_barnum)

_friendship_

Charity Barnum shows kindness and maternal care toward Commodore Nutt, a little person performer.

### [Charity Barnum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/charity_barnum)

_friendship_

Charity Barnum shows kindness and maternal care toward Commodore Nutt, a little person performer.

### [Mrs. General Tom Thumb](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/mrs_general_tom_thumb)

_social_

Commodore Nutt and Mrs. General Tom Thumb are fellow little person performers in Barnum's troupe, often appearing together.

### [Lavinia Warren](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/lavinia_warren)

_romantic_

Commodore Nutt is a suitor to Lavinia Warren, but she ultimately rejects him in favor of General Tom Thumb.

### [Mrs. General Tom Thumb](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/mrs_general_tom_thumb)

_social_

Commodore Nutt and Mrs. General Tom Thumb are fellow little person performers in Barnum's troupe, often appearing together.

### [Rev. Dr. E. H. Chapin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/rev_dr_e_h_chapin)

_social_

Commodore Nutt and Rev. Dr. E. H. Chapin interact at Barnum's social functions and public events.

### [Lavinia Warren](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/lavinia_warren)

_romantic_

Commodore Nutt is a suitor to Lavinia Warren, but she ultimately rejects him in favor of General Tom Thumb.

### [Charity Barnum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/characters/charity_barnum)

_friendship_

Charity Barnum shows kindness and maternal care toward Commodore Nutt, a little person performer.

## In the story

### [An Enterprising Englishman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/chapters/xxxii-an-enterprising-englishman)

Dined at Wilson's house along with General Tom Thumb, his wife, and Minnie Warren.

### [More About the Museum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/struggles_and_triumphs_se/chapters/xxxvi-more-about-the-museum)

A dwarf engaged by Barnum for three years, christened 'Commodore Nutt,' often mistaken for General Tom Thumb.

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