The Pickwick Papers · Character
Dowler
A blustering and cowardly military man who travels with the Pickwickians.
minor
Also known as Dowler, Mr. Dowler, the valorous Dowler
First appearance: viii
Dowler shows up with force in In which Mr. Pickwick thinks he had better go to Bath; and goes accordingly.. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Travels with his wife on the same coach to Bath, introduces Mr.
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In In which Mr. Pickwick thinks he had better go to Bath; and goes accordingly.: Travels with his wife on the same coach to Bath, introduces Mr. Pickwick to Angelo Cyrus Bantam. Later, in Chapter XXXVI: Sits up for his…
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- Other
Character groups
- Minor characters and witnesses
- Pickwick Club and Weller family
- Pickwickians and associates
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- In which Mr. Pickwick thinks he had better go to Bath; and goes accordingly.
- Chapter XXXVI
- Honourably accounts for Mr. Weller's absence, by describing a soiree to which he was invited and went; also relates how he was entrusted by Mr. Pickwick with a private mission of delicacy and importance.
- How Mr. Winkle, when he stepped out of the frying-pan, walked gently and comfortably into the fire
- Mr. Samuel Weller, being entrusted with a mission of love, proceeds to execute it; with what success will hereinafter appear.
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See Dowler in viii