# Thomas Mugridge — The Sea-Wolf character guide > Thomas Mugridge in The Sea-Wolf by Jack London. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Mugridge, Tommy, Cooky, Mr. Mugridge, the Cockney **First appearance:** 0002-iii ## Snapshot The Ghost's Cockney cook, a timid spectre in his own cabin who invents a gentleman's past and schemes against the man below him. ## Who they are Mugridge flits through the cabin like a ghost, daring only a cubbyhole stateroom, yet blossoms into blithering self-importance the moment Wolf Larsen invites him to play Nap. He hints at being a gentleman's son gone wrong, a remittance man paid handsomely to sling his hook, and ignores Humphrey as though unable to see him. His obsequiousness and his petty cruelty toward those weaker than himself make him the ship's most pitiable and most contemptible small tyrant. ## Relationships ### [Wolf Larsen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/characters/wolf_larsen) _professional_ Mugridge is the cowardly, sycophantic cook who fears and resents Wolf Larsen's brutal authority. ### [George Leach](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/characters/george_leach) _rivalry_ Leach despises Mugridge for his cowardice and sycophancy, often taunting and threatening him. ### [Maud Brewster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/characters/maud_brewster) _professional_ Maud is disgusted by Mugridge's servile and treacherous behavior, viewing him as a contemptible tool of Wolf Larsen. ### [Harrison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/characters/harrison) _social_ Harrison and Mugridge share a tense, low-status dynamic as fellow crew members under Wolf Larsen's rule. ### [Humphrey Van Weyden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/characters/humphrey_van_weyden) _psychological_ Humphrey is initially pitied by Mugridge but later becomes a target of his petty malice and jealousy. ### [Wolf Larsen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/characters/wolf_larsen) _professional_ Mugridge is the cowardly, sycophantic cook who fears and resents Wolf Larsen's brutal authority. ### [Wolf Larsen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/characters/wolf_larsen) _professional_ Mugridge is the cowardly, sycophantic cook who fears and resents Wolf Larsen's brutal authority. ### [Harrison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/characters/harrison) _social_ Harrison and Mugridge share a tense, low-status dynamic as fellow crew members under Wolf Larsen's rule. ### [Maud Brewster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/characters/maud_brewster) _professional_ Maud is disgusted by Mugridge's servile and treacherous behavior, viewing him as a contemptible tool of Wolf Larsen. ### [George Leach](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/characters/george_leach) _rivalry_ Leach despises Mugridge for his cowardice and sycophancy, often taunting and threatening him. ### [Humphrey Van Weyden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/characters/humphrey_van_weyden) _psychological_ Humphrey is initially pitied by Mugridge but later becomes a target of his petty malice and jealousy. ## In the story ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/chapters/ii) The cook; obsequious and oily, provides Humphrey with ill-fitting, sour-smelling clothes and fawns for a tip. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/chapters/iii) The cook; fetches coal for the burial and is sharply rebuked by Wolf Larsen. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/chapters/iv) Now domineering and bellicose toward Humphrey, insists on being called Mr. Mugridge, and berates Humphrey after the wave incident. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/chapters/v) Steals Humphrey's money, threatens him with violence, and is hit by a shoe thrown by a hunter. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/chapters/vi) Becomes increasingly obnoxious; boasts of his familiarity with officers and mocks Harrison's plight. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/chapters/vii) Bribed by Humphrey to fry flying fish in the galley. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/chapters/viii) Loses all his money to Wolf Larsen in a card game, becomes drunk and maudlin, and is later doused with salt water on deck. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/chapters/ix) Resentful of Humphrey's rest, sharpens a knife menacingly, stabs George Leach, and grows increasingly mad and threatening. ### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/chapters/xi) Lives in mortal fear of Leach; is cur-like in his subjection to Humphrey; poses a potential threat due to his cowardly courage. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/chapters/xii) Informer who causes Johnson's beating; later beaten by Leach. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/chapters/xiii) Forced back to work despite injuries, burns his hand, and delivers a lengthy lament about his miserable life and hatred for Wolf Larsen. ### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/chapters/xv) Not directly present, but his earlier remark about God hating the crew is recalled by Humphrey. ### [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/chapters/xvii) Found groaning under the forecastle head, later dragged out from hiding after the galley is destroyed. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/chapters/xviii) Recovers from his injuries and resumes his duties as cook and cabin boy. ### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/chapters/xxi) Punished by being towed overboard, loses his foot to a shark, and in agony bites Wolf Larsen's leg. ### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/chapters/xxii) Mentioned as complaining and restless; Humphrey checks on him and finds him sleeping from morphine. ### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/chapters/xxv) Lies in the forecastle with a broken leg, melancholy but clinging to life, expressing a desire to see Wolf Larsen dead. ### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/chapters/xxxii) Revealed to have sabotaged the Ghost's rigging by nearly severing the lanyards, contributing to the loss of the masts. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/characters/thomas_mugridge - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sea_wolf_se/characters