# Gogol — The Man Who Was Thursday character guide > Gogol in The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Brother Gogol, the hairy Gogol **First appearance:** 0005-iv-the-tale-of-a-detective ## Snapshot A hulking sham anarchist whose forest of foreign hair conceals a cockney accent, a red-haired detective, and a talent for impersonation that fools even his fellow conspirators. ## Who they are Gogol sits among the seven masked anarchists as the hairy, foreign-looking Pole, but when Sunday unmasks him his thin red hair and pert London voice betray the detective beneath. He takes his exposure with nonchalance, even pride in his own accent-work, and walks out with a stumble that betrays his assumed ease. His unmasking is the first crack in the Council's theatre, teaching Syme that everyone in this game may be playing a part. ## Relationships ### [Gabriel Syme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/gabriel_syme) _professional_ Syme and Gogol are colleagues in the secret police force, working together to infiltrate the anarchist council. ### [Professor de Worms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/professor_de_worms) _professional_ Gogol and de Worms are fellow detectives, collaborating in the undercover operation against the anarchists. ### [Sunday](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/sunday) _psychological_ Gogol is both awed and terrified by Sunday, who represents an incomprehensible and overwhelming authority. ### [The Secretary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/the_secretary) _professional_ Gogol and the Secretary are fellow undercover detectives, maintaining a working relationship within the council. ### [Gabriel Syme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/gabriel_syme) _professional_ Syme and Gogol are colleagues in the secret police force, working together to infiltrate the anarchist council. ### [Gabriel Syme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/gabriel_syme) _professional_ Syme and Gogol are colleagues in the secret police force, working together to infiltrate the anarchist council. ### [Sunday](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/sunday) _psychological_ Gogol is both awed and terrified by Sunday, who represents an incomprehensible and overwhelming authority. ### [Sunday](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/sunday) _psychological_ Gogol is both awed and terrified by Sunday, who represents an incomprehensible and overwhelming authority. ### [The Secretary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/the_secretary) _professional_ Gogol and the Secretary are fellow undercover detectives, maintaining a working relationship within the council. ### [The Secretary](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/the_secretary) _professional_ Gogol and the Secretary are fellow undercover detectives, maintaining a working relationship within the council. ### [Professor de Worms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/professor_de_worms) _professional_ Gogol and de Worms are fellow detectives, collaborating in the undercover operation against the anarchists. ### [Professor de Worms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/professor_de_worms) _professional_ Gogol and de Worms are fellow detectives, collaborating in the undercover operation against the anarchists. ## In the story ### [The Feast of Fear](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/chapters/v-the-feast-of-fear) Gogol, called Tuesday, is a Polish anarchist with a wild bush of hair and beard, wearing a top hat and frock-coat. He is tragic and sulky, unable to disguise himself convincingly, and is mocked by Sunday. ### [VI: The Exposure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/chapters/vi-the-exposure) Bursts with inarticulate grievance as the group moves to a private room, his heavy Polish accent becoming almost impenetrable. ### [VII: The Unaccountable Conduct of Professor de Worms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/chapters/vii-the-unaccountable-conduct-of-professor-de-worms) Gogol is exposed as a police detective when Sunday forces him to reveal a blue card; he removes his disguise and leaves the council. ### [The Pursuit of the President](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/chapters/xiii-the-pursuit-of-the-president) Reunited with the group after being found by Dr. Bull; joins the pursuit. ### [The Six Philosophers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/chapters/xiv-the-six-philosophers) Gogol, usually silent, cries out that Sunday might be dead and that he was his friend in the dark; he later says he does not think of Sunday on principle, like staring at the sun. ### [XV: The Accuser](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/chapters/xv-the-accuser) Gogol, representing Tuesday, is dressed in grey and silver like a sheet of rain, symbolizing the division of the waters. He is already seated in his throne. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/gogol - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters