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Percy Cuthfert

A weak-willed man whose name is spoken with pity even before the trail has finished with him, the kind the Northland quietly marks for its own.

supporting

Also known as Cuthfert, Poor old Cuthfert

First appearance: In a Far Country

As a supporting figure in The Son of the Wolf, Percy Cuthfert is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

A sentimental man who mistakes his nature for romance; descends into madness and is killed by Weatherbee.
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Percy Cuthfert — 'Poor old Cuthfert' — is the sort of man the Yukon tests and finds wanting, a soft creature whose will buckles where the trail demands iron. He is the counterweight to men like Sitka Charley and…

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CWCarter Weather…SLSloperJBJacques BaptisteTWThe White ManRURuthPCPercy Cuthfert

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Character groups

  • Desperation and Moral Decay
  • Native and White Conflict
  • Survival and Community

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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