# Mr. Asmunsen — The Iron Heel character guide

> Mr. Asmunsen in The Iron Heel by Jack London.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0007-v-the-philomaths

## Who they are

A businessman and member of the Philomaths.

## Relationships

### [Ernest Everhard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/characters/ernest_everhard)

_rivalry_

Mr. Asmunsen is a business magnate who argues against Everhard's revolutionary proposals.

### [Ernest Everhard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/characters/ernest_everhard)

_rivalry_

Mr. Asmunsen is a business magnate who argues against Everhard's revolutionary proposals.

### [Ernest Everhard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/characters/ernest_everhard)

_rivalry_

Mr. Asmunsen is a business magnate who argues against Everhard's revolutionary proposals.

## In the story

### [The Machine Breakers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/viii-the-machine-breakers)

A quarry owner who describes how the railroad absorbs his profits through freight rate manipulation.

### [XVI: The End](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_iron_heel_se/chapters/xvi-the-end)

Drafted into the militia against the farmers, refuses to serve, and is executed by drumhead court martial.

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