# John Carlson — The Iron Heel character guide

> John Carlson in The Iron Heel by Jack London.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Carlson

**First appearance:** 0005-iii-jackson-s-arm

## Who they are

A working-class man and socialist supporter.

## Relationships

### [Philip Wickson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/characters/philip_wickson)

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John Carlson is a subordinate or colleague of Wickson in the industrial oligarchy.

## In the story

### [In the Shadow of Sonoma](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xviii-in-the-shadow-of-sonoma)

A loyal comrade and former soldier who helps Avis at the refuge; has been a socialist for twenty-two years.

### [XIX: Transformation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xix-transformation)

Captures and 'fixes' a spy who followed the girls to the refuge, burying him deep.

### [XXI: The Roaring Abysmal Beast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xxi-the-roaring-abysmal-beast)

Faithful custodian of the Glen Ellen Refuge, cited as an example of revolutionary righteousness.

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