# The Perfect Anarchist — The Secret Agent character guide

> The Perfect Anarchist in The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

A theoretical figure discussed by the anarchists, not a real character.

## Relationships

### [Chief Inspector Heat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_agent_se/characters/chief_inspector_heat)

_rivalry_

Heat pursues the elusive Perfect Anarchist as a key figure in the bombing conspiracy.

### [Chief Inspector Heat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_agent_se/characters/chief_inspector_heat)

_rivalry_

Heat pursues the elusive Perfect Anarchist as a key figure in the bombing conspiracy.

## In the story

### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_agent_se/chapters/iv)

Defends his philosophy of indiscriminate destruction and reveals he provided the bomb to Verloc, criticizing the revolutionary movement's inaction.

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

Walks through London, meditating on his power and his plan to shatter social order. His encounter with Heat reveals his fanaticism and willingness to die.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_secret_agent_se/chapters/xiii)

Visits Michaelis, advocates extermination of the weak, and remains a detached force.

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