# Willoughby — Such Is Life character guide

> Willoughby in Such Is Life by Joseph Furphy.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0001-such-is-life

## Snapshot

A whaler and university man travelling loose with Thompson and Cooper, his refinement and rags marking him as a gentleman who cannot quite take a man's place among rough workers.

## Who they are

Willoughby is a fallen gentleman among bullock drivers, bearing a striking resemblance to Dixon yet lacking the leathery durability that rough work demands. Educated at an English university, he is harmless, inexpensive, and unobtrusive, his air of refinement equiponderating the physical force he does not possess — a man whose wealth, like Bassanio's, runs only in his veins. He matters as the novel's gentle emblem of class adrift in the colonies, a figure of quiet pathos in the democratic rough-and-tumble of the track.

## Relationships

### [Bob Dixon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/such_is_life_se/characters/bob_dixon)

_friendship_

Companions with frequent contact, likely colleagues or fellow bushmen.

### [Steve Thompson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/such_is_life_se/characters/steve_thompson)

_friendship_

Regular companions, likely part of the same social or work circle.

### [Mosey Price](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/such_is_life_se/characters/mosey_price)

_friendship_

Frequent interactions indicate a comfortable, friendly association.

### [Mosey Price](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/such_is_life_se/characters/mosey_price)

_friendship_

Frequent interactions indicate a comfortable, friendly association.

### [Steve Thompson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/such_is_life_se/characters/steve_thompson)

_friendship_

Regular companions, likely part of the same social or work circle.

### [Bob Dixon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/such_is_life_se/characters/bob_dixon)

_friendship_

Companions with frequent contact, likely colleagues or fellow bushmen.

### [Steve Thompson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/such_is_life_se/characters/steve_thompson)

_friendship_

Regular companions, likely part of the same social or work circle.

### [Bob Dixon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/such_is_life_se/characters/bob_dixon)

_friendship_

Companions with frequent contact, likely colleagues or fellow bushmen.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/such_is_life_se/chapters/i)

An English gentleman down on his luck, recently arrived in the colonies, who shares his story of being disinherited and his struggles with colonial life and social expectations.

## Links

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