The First Men in the Moon · Character
Gibbs
A local Lympne man who assists Bedford and Cavor with odd jobs.
minor
First appearance: Mr. Bedford Meets Mr. Cavor at Lympne
Gibbs's tie to Mr. Cavor is one of the pressures that moves The First Men in the Moon—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
One of Cavor's three labourers; a joiner by trade.
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With Mr. Cavor (social): Gibbs is a skeptical acquaintance of Cavor's who dismisses his lunar theories before the journey. In Mr. Bedford Meets Mr. Cavor at Lympne: One of Cavor's three labourers; a joiner by trade.
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- Social
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Mr. Cavor
social · negative
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