The Man Within · Character

Sir Edward Parkin

A judge whose courtroom becomes the stage for a smuggler's reckoning, Sir Edward Parkin wields the law with weary precision and quiet authority.

supporting

Also known as Parkin, Justice, Mr. Justice Parkin

First appearance: part i ii

As a supporting figure in The Man Within, Sir Edward Parkin is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Presides over the trial, interjecting with petulance during Braddock's cross-examination.

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Sir Edward Parkin presides over the assizes where Andrews is brought to testify, a magistrate whose faint sighs and deliberate gestures betray the tedium of routine justice. His courtroom is a theater of judgment, where the accused and the informer alike are stripped bare before a hostile public. Parkin's presence anchors the novel's legal machinery, forcing Andrews to confront the cost of his betrayal in a space where mercy is measured in procedure.

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Character Web

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Relationship types

Rivalry
Professional
Other

Character groups

Peripheral and legal figures
Protagonist
Smuggling ring associates

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Closing

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Relationships

Francis Andrews
rivalry · negative
Sir Edward Parkin is an enemy of Francis, representing the law or opposing faction. How this plays out →
Mr. Braddock
professional · ambivalent
Mr. Braddock
professional · ambivalent
Francis Andrews
rivalry · negative
Sir Edward Parkin is an enemy of Francis, representing the law or opposing faction. How this plays out →
Francis Andrews
rivalry · negative
Sir Edward Parkin is an enemy of Francis, representing the law or opposing faction. How this plays out →

Francis Andrews
Sir Edward Parkin is an enemy of Francis, representing the law or opposing faction.
Mr. Braddock
Mr. Braddock and Sir Edward Parkin are connected through the smuggling network, possibly as subordinates.
Mr. Braddock
Mr. Braddock and Sir Edward Parkin are connected through the smuggling network, possibly as subordinates.
Francis Andrews
Sir Edward Parkin is an enemy of Francis, representing the law or opposing faction.
Francis Andrews
Sir Edward Parkin is an enemy of Francis, representing the law or opposing faction.

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