# Tracy Tupman — The Pickwick Papers character guide > Tracy Tupman in The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Tupman, Mr. Tupman, Mr. Tracy Tupman, old Tupman **First appearance:** 0001-the-pickwick-papers ## Snapshot The club's 'too susceptible' romantic, a portly gentleman of mature years whose boyish ardour for the fair sex survives every expansion of his waistcoat. ## Who they are Tupman sits at Pickwick's right hand, described as adding the enthusiasm of a boy to the wisdom of maturer years in the most pardonable of human weaknesses — love. Time and feeding have rounded his form and buried his watch-chain, but his soul remains unchanged, and admiration of the fair sex is still its ruling passion. His susceptibility repeatedly steers the travellers into awkward romantic predicaments, making him the group's tenderest and most reliably embarrassed heart. ## Relationships ### [Samuel Pickwick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/characters/samuel_pickwick) _friendship_ Tracy Tupman is a fellow Pickwick Club member and friend, often involved in romantic misadventures. ### [Samuel Pickwick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/characters/samuel_pickwick) _friendship_ Tracy Tupman is a fellow Pickwick Club member and friend, often involved in romantic misadventures. ### [Samuel Pickwick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/characters/samuel_pickwick) _friendship_ Tracy Tupman is a fellow Pickwick Club member and friend, often involved in romantic misadventures. ## In the story ### [The Pickwick Papers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/chapters/the-pickwick-papers) A member of the Pickwick Club, known for his romantic inclinations and involvement in the elopement attempt. ### [The Pickwickians](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/chapters/i) Described as the 'too susceptible Tupman' with a ruling passion for admiration of the fair sex; appointed as a member of the Corresponding Society. ### [The First Day's Journey, and the First Evening's Adventures; with Their Consequences](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/chapters/ii) Anxiously awaits Pickwick at the Golden Cross, shows interest in the ball and in the stranger's tales of Spanish conquests, and offers to lend the stranger clothes. ### [A New Acquaintance—The Stroller's Tale—A Disagreeable Interruption, and an Unpleasant Encounter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/chapters/iii) Admits to being at the ball and borrowing the coat that led to the misunderstanding. ### [A Field Day and Bivouac—More New Friends—An Invitation to the Country](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/chapters/iv) Disappears during the review and is later found in a barouche with the old gentleman and his party. ### [A Short One — Showing How Mr. Pickwick Undertook to Drive, and Mr. Winkle to Ride, and How They Both Did It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/chapters/v) Rides in the chaise and later lingers to kiss Emma, for which he is pushed and scratched. ### [An Old-Fashioned Card-Party—The Clergyman's Verses—The Story of the Convict's Return](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/chapters/vi) Engages in the card game and is noted squeezing the spinster aunt's hand under the table. ### [How Mr. Winkle, instead of shooting at the pigeon and killing the crow, shot at the crow and wounded the pigeon; how the Dingley Dell cricket club played All-Muggleton, and how All-Muggleton dined at the Dingley Dell expense; with other interesting and instructive matters.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/chapters/vii) Shot in the left arm by Winkle; the spinster aunt shows great distress over his injury. ### [Chapter VIII: Strongly illustrative of the position, that the course of true love is not a railway](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/chapters/viii) Declares his love to Rachael Wardle but is manipulated by Jingle into feigning interest in Emily to deceive the family. ### [Involving another journey, and an antiquarian discovery; recording Mr. Pickwick's determination to be present at an election; and containing a manuscript of the old clergyman's.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/chapters/xi) Fled after a romantic disappointment, found at the Leather Bottle, and persuaded to rejoin the group. ### [Descriptive of a very important proceeding on the part of Mr. Pickwick; no less an epoch in his life, than in this history](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/chapters/xii) Arrives with Winkle and Snodgrass to find Mr. Pickwick holding Mrs. Bardell, and later leads her downstairs. ### [Comprising a brief description of the company at the Peacock assembled; and a tale told by a bagman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/chapters/xiv) Observes the social circle in the commercial room at the Peacock. ### [Chapter XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/chapters/xv) Decides to dress as a bandit, leading to a quarrel with Mr. Pickwick, which is later resolved. ### [Chapter XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/chapters/xviii) Embarrassed by Wardle's mention of Rachael, but is reassured. ### [A Pleasant Day with an Unpleasant Termination](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/chapters/xix) Also nervous with his gun; forced to carry it muzzle-down for safety. ### [Wherein Mr. Peter Magnus grows jealous, and the middle-aged lady apprehensive, which brings the Pickwickians within the grasp of the law](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/chapters/xxiv) Arrested alongside Mr. Pickwick; rides with him in the sedan chair to the magistrate. ### [A Bachelor's Party at Mr. Bob Sawyer's](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/chapters/xxxii) Accompanies Mr. Pickwick to the party and leaves with him. ### [In which Mr. Pickwick thinks he had better go to Bath; and goes accordingly.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/chapters/xxxv) Accompanies Mr. Pickwick to Bath, too affected by his friend's heroism to speak at first. ### [LVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/chapters/lvii) Takes lodgings at Richmond after his friends marry, walks on the terrace, and never proposes again. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/characters/tracy_tupman - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pickwick_papers_se/characters