# Captain Johnson — The Moon and Sixpence character guide

> Captain Johnson in The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Captain Johnson

**First appearance:** 0039-xl

## Who they are

A sea captain who transports Strickland to Tahiti.

## In the story

### [XLIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/xlix)

Tiaré's husband, whom she was forced to marry after her father discovered her with a lover.

### [LI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_and_sixpence_se/chapters/li)

Mentioned as Tiaré's first husband, a man who regularly beat her, and whom she mourned deeply.

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