Part I: Shipwrecked in the Air
Young boy and Pencroff's protégé; part of the escape from Richmond.
The Hurricane of 1865
Young passenger in the balloon.
II
Brave young boy who knows the escape plan and accompanies Pencroff and the others.
III
Notices an echo suggesting land to the west; participates in the search.
IV
Assists Pencroff, identifies lithodomes and rock pigeons, and searches for a cave.
Arranging the Chimneys
Assists Pencroff in searching for the matches and later discovers a single match in his own pocket, enabling the fire.
The Castaways' Inventory
Accompanies Pencroff, identifies birds like the jacamar and couroucous, and helps with hunting.
VII
Argues that Neb's absence may be due to finding Smith, and eagerly follows Top into the storm.
VIII
Young Herbert assists in gathering branches for the litter and fetches water for the engineer.
IX
Assists in gathering food and attempts to rub wood for fire, showing youthful optimism and effort.
The Ascent of the Volcano
Identifies the moufflons and tragopans, and accompanies Smith to the summit.
Chapter XI: At the Summit of the Cone
Suggests naming features after the companions, proposes 'Shark Gulf', and pledges obedience to Smith.
Exploration of Lake Grant
Identifies mountain pheasants and kangaroos; discusses kangaroo species; points out pigeons.
XIII
Discovers the crejimba tree for bows; assists in various tasks.
XIV
Assists Cyrus Smith with the geometric measurement and learns about similar triangles.
XV
Helps in the seal hunt, identifies a dragon tree, and shoots game during the march.
XVI
Accompanies the exploration; identifies the creature in the lake as a dugong.
XVII
Young colonist who gathers wood and discovers a vein of saltpetre at Mount Franklin.
XVIII
Enthusiastic about the discovery, suggests the name for the cavern, and assists in gathering torches.
XIX
Excels in the work, gathers medicinal herbs, discovers the natural warren, and hunts with Gideon Spilett.
XX
Young colonist who discovers the grain of corn in his pocket, sparking hope for future bread.
Chapter XXI
Asks thoughtful questions about Atlantis and the purpose of new continents, and identifies a fox species.
XXII
Identifies the trapped peccaries and classifies the claw marks as belonging to the cat tribe, suggesting tigers.
Part II: The Abandoned
Assists with naturalist knowledge and youthful energy.
XXIII
Hunts with Spilett and discovers the turtle; reports its disappearance and questions the explanation.
Trial of the Canoe
Spots the black object on the sand that turns out to be the box; asks Smith to read from the Bible before bed.
XXV
Identifies plants like wild spinach, mustard, and eucalyptus; shoots a jacamar and touracolories.
XXVI
Discovers the sea first, identifies bamboo uses, and expresses envy at Spilett's marksmanship.
XXVII
Points out the distance to Claw Cape and later spots the drifting canoe.
XXVIII
Suggests making a servant of the captured orangutan, noting the intelligence of the species.
Projects and Progress on Lincoln Island
Identifies the captured animals as onagers, demonstrating his naturalist knowledge.
Clothing, Corral, and Cultivation
Young naturalist who helps with the corral, rides an onager during the hunt, and gathers useful wild plants.
Bad Weather and New Discoveries
Grows physically and morally, learns from Smith and Spilett, discovers the cycad tree, and helps blow glass under Smith's direction.
Ship building
Hunts with Spilett, identifies the tobacco plant, and assists in the surprise.
Winter Preparations and the Albatross Message
Wounds an albatross; wants to keep it but agrees to use it as a messenger.
XXXIV
Assists Pencroff with sailmaking, identifies the foxes by their barking, shoots a fox attacking Neb, and discovers the bottle during the trial trip.
XXXV
Assists in navigating the Good Luck and explores Tabor Island with Pencroff and Spilett.
XXXVI
Attacked by the feral man; gathers seeds and assists in the journey.
XXXVII
Recounts the incident at sea where the Unknown showed a glimmer of sailor instinct.
A Mystery to Be Solved
Reports the Unknown's question about the month and year, revealing the man had lost track of time during his twelve years of isolation.
XXXIX
Hunts with Spilett and is kept from traversing the forest alone for safety.
XL
Assists Spilett with photography; expresses concern for Ayrton; first to notice the 'snow' on the islet.
XLI
Contributes to the discussion about rescue and goes ashore to hunt birds.
XLII
Confirms seeing the light, takes a photograph of Union Bay, and discovers a mysterious speck on the negative.
Part III: The Secret of the Island
Participates in the final adventures and the rescue from the island.
XLIII
Suggests the ship might be the Duncan; shows curiosity and courage.
XLIV
Young colonist who questions the distance Ayrton must swim.
XLV
Stays with Smith at the Chimneys; armed with a shotgun.
XLVI
Observes the explosion's limited effect and questions its nature.
XLVII
Expresses gratitude to the benefactor and defends the possibility of the convicts' repentance.
XLVIII
Young colonist who suggests the Good Luck might have been used by convicts and worries about Ayrton.
XLIX
Shot through the chest; unconscious and feverish but begins to recover.
L
Recovering from a gunshot wound to the chest; shows improvement under careful nursing.
LI
Convalescing from his wound; insists on being moved to Granite House despite the danger.
LII
Lying unconscious and feverish after being transported; suffers a pernicious fever and is near death.
LIII
Convalescing from fever; receives quinine from an unknown source; regains strength and joins the expedition.
Exploration of Reptile End
Recovered his strength and marches at the head of the line during the exploration.
LV
Recovering from his wound; comforts Pencroff about the loss of the sloop.
LVI
Often accompanies Spilett on hunting excursions to the corral.
LVII
Questions the accessibility of the cavern and blushes at Pencroff's talk of future family.
Captain Nemo's Revelation
Among the colonists in the saloon, listening to Captain Nemo's story.
The Last Hours of Captain Nemo
Attempts to protest Nemo's prediction of death; weeps alongside Pencroff.
LX
Young colonist; observes the volcano from Prospect Plateau; assists with work.
LXII
Stays close to Smith; finishes his studies under Smith's direction after rescue.
