# Wilson Allen — The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Wilson, Allen, ⸻ Wilson, Wilson Allen

**First appearance:** 0005-iv

## Who they are

A sailor on the Grampus who joins the mutiny.

## Relationships

### [Dirk Peters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/dirk_peters)

_professional_

Dirk Peters and Wilson Allen serve together as sailors, with a collegial but not deeply personal bond.

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

_professional_

Augustus Barnard and Wilson Allen are shipmates, sharing a working relationship on board.

## In the story

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/chapters/xiv)

Captain Guy's young relation who accompanies him on the interior expedition.

### [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/chapters/xx)

Also follows Pym into the fissure; is close to the mouth when the concussion occurs.

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/chapters/xxi)

Found dead, buried beneath rubble; left behind by Pym and Peters.

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