# Mr. Cressler — The Pit character guide

> Mr. Cressler in The Pit by Frank Norris.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Cressler

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

A veteran grain dealer who has seen the pit ruin better men, and who watches his friend Jadwin's rise with unspoken dread.

## In the story

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

Mr. Cressler is a former speculator who lost most of his fortune in a wheat corner and now strongly opposes speculation. He is expected at the opera but does not appear in this chapter.

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

Worries about Jadwin's speculation, mentions Jadwin's recent profits and his association with Gretry.

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