# Captain Bowden — The Country of the Pointed Firs character guide

> Captain Bowden in The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bowden

**First appearance:** 0017-xviii-the-bowden-reunion

## Who they are

A relative and leader of the Bowden family reunion.

## In the story

### [On Shell-Heap Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/chapters/xv-on-shell-heap-island)

Sails the narrator to Shell-Heap Island, recalls Joanna Todd and her funeral, and navigates the difficult landing.

### [XVIII: The Bowden Reunion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/chapters/xviii-the-bowden-reunion)

An elderly man with the look of a prosperous sea-captain who lifts Mrs. Blackett down from the wagon and kisses her affectionately.

### [XX: Along Shore](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/chapters/xx-along-shore)

Mentioned as the nephew of one of the old fishermen, regarded with deference but not part of their inner circle.

### [The Backward View](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/chapters/xxi-the-backward-view)

Captain Bowden takes the narrator's trunks to the wharf and ensures they are safely aboard the steamer.

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