# Archie — The Nigger of the Narcissus character guide

> Archie in The Nigger of the Narcissus by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Unemotional Archie

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

A calm, steady sailor who remains level-headed among the crew.

## Relationships

### [Belfast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nigger_of_the_narcissus_se/characters/belfast)

_friendship_

Archie and Belfast share a quiet, loyal camaraderie as fellow sailors and moral anchors among the crew.

### [James Wait](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nigger_of_the_narcissus_se/characters/james_wait)

_social_

Archie maintains a neutral, distant attitude toward Wait, neither indulging nor condemning him.

### [James Wait](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nigger_of_the_narcissus_se/characters/james_wait)

_social_

Archie maintains a neutral, distant attitude toward Wait, neither indulging nor condemning him.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nigger_of_the_narcissus_se/chapters/i)

Steady seaman sewing a patch on his trousers, calm amid the forecastle noise.

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

Owner of the concertina; stops playing after lectures from Wait, finding him 'uncanny' and disturbing.

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

Declares the cook's feat of making coffee 'meeraculous.'

## Links

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