# Adam Jeffson — The Purple Cloud character guide

> Adam Jeffson in The Purple Cloud by M. P. Shiel.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Jeffson, Adam

**First appearance:** 0001-the-purple-cloud

## Who they are

A doctor who joins the Boreal's race for the Pole, he narrates a world transformed by what waits beneath the ice.

## Relationships

### [David Wilson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_cloud_se/characters/david_wilson)

_rivalry_

Adam Jeffson and David Wilson are rivals, with tension and competition underlying their frequent interactions.

### [Clark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_cloud_se/characters/clark)

_rivalry_

Adam Jeffson and Clark are antagonists, often clashing in a competitive or hostile dynamic.

### [Aubrey Maitland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_cloud_se/characters/aubrey_maitland)

_rivalry_

Adam Jeffson and Aubrey Maitland are antagonists, with a competitive or hostile dynamic.

### [Eve](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_cloud_se/characters/eve)

_romantic_

Adam Jeffson and Eve share a romantic connection, with a relationship that echoes the biblical archetype.

### [Clark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_cloud_se/characters/clark)

_rivalry_

Adam Jeffson and Clark are antagonists, often clashing in a competitive or hostile dynamic.

### [Aubrey Maitland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_cloud_se/characters/aubrey_maitland)

_rivalry_

Adam Jeffson and Aubrey Maitland are antagonists, with a competitive or hostile dynamic.

### [David Wilson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_cloud_se/characters/david_wilson)

_rivalry_

Adam Jeffson and David Wilson are rivals, with tension and competition underlying their frequent interactions.

## In the story

### [The Purple Cloud](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_cloud_se/chapters/the-purple-cloud)

Survives the purple cloud and becomes the last man on Earth.

### [The Purple Cloud](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_purple_cloud_se/chapters/the-purple-cloud)

Narrator and protagonist; recalls Mackay's sermons, experiences nightmares, and is excluded from Clark's polar team.

## Links

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