# Tiger — The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket character guide

> Tiger in The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0002-i

## Snapshot

Pym's Newfoundland dog, smuggled aboard and hidden below, whose fidelity outlasts nearly every human bond in the book.

## Who they are

Tiger is a domestic creature dragged into an inhuman situation, concealed in the Grampus's hold alongside his master and growing desperate as the days of confinement stretch. His presence sharpens Pym's isolation—the one companion who cannot scheme, betray, or mutiny—and his fate becomes a measure of how far the voyage has fallen from anything like civilization. In the stowaway ordeal, the dog is both comfort and accusation, a reminder of the world Pym left behind.

## Relationships

### [Augustus Barnard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/augustus_barnard)

_friendship_

Augustus has a strong bond with Tiger, the dog who accompanies him and Pym on their adventures.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/chapters/ii)

Pym's dog; accompanies him in the hold, providing some comfort.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/chapters/iii)

Tiger helps Pym retrieve the torn pieces of the note and exhibits strange, snarling behavior.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/chapters/v)

Brought to the forecastle by Dirk Peters and given to Augustus as a companion.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/chapters/vi)

Recovers from his illness, drinks water eagerly, and is moved with Pym and Augustus to the hiding place near the bulkhead.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/chapters/viii)

Saves Augustus by attacking and killing the mutineer Jones.

## Links

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