# Mike Campbell — The Sun Also Rises character guide

> Mike Campbell in The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mike, Michael, Good old Mike, Poor old Mike, Old Mike, Mr. Campbell

**First appearance:** 0010-vii

## Who they are

Brett's bankrupt Scottish fiancé, a war veteran whose drinking fuels loud, ugly confrontations with Cohn in Pamplona.

## Relationships

### [Robert Cohn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/robert_cohn)

_rivalry_

Mike openly taunts and belittles Cohn out of jealousy over Brett's attention, creating bitter antagonism.

### [Bill Gorton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/bill_gorton)

_friendship_

Bill and Mike share a boisterous, drinking-based camaraderie during the fiesta in Pamplona.

### [Jake Barnes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/jake_barnes)

_friendship_

Jake tolerates Mike's drunken antics with weary affection, as they are part of the same expatriate circle.

### [Edna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/edna)

_social_

Edna is a minor acquaintance who briefly socializes with Mike and the group during the fiesta.

### [Pedro Romero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/pedro_romero)

_rivalry_

Mike drunkenly insults and threatens Romero out of jealousy over Brett's infatuation with the bullfighter.

### [Robert Cohn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/robert_cohn)

_rivalry_

Mike openly taunts and belittles Cohn out of jealousy over Brett's attention, creating bitter antagonism.

### [Bill Gorton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/bill_gorton)

_friendship_

Bill and Mike share a boisterous, drinking-based camaraderie during the fiesta in Pamplona.

### [Jake Barnes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/jake_barnes)

_friendship_

Jake tolerates Mike's drunken antics with weary affection, as they are part of the same expatriate circle.

### [Bill Gorton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/bill_gorton)

_friendship_

Bill and Mike share a boisterous, drinking-based camaraderie during the fiesta in Pamplona.

### [Robert Cohn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/robert_cohn)

_rivalry_

Mike openly taunts and belittles Cohn out of jealousy over Brett's attention, creating bitter antagonism.

### [Jake Barnes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/jake_barnes)

_friendship_

Jake tolerates Mike's drunken antics with weary affection, as they are part of the same expatriate circle.

### [Edna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/edna)

_social_

Edna is a minor acquaintance who briefly socializes with Mike and the group during the fiesta.

## In the story

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

Mentioned as Brett's fiancé, currently in Scotland.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/vii)

Mentioned by Brett as the man she plans to marry; described as a splendid dancer and a good letter writer.

### [Book II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/book-ii)

Mike's presence adds to the group's tension, particularly in his interactions with Cohn and Brett.

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/viii)

Mentioned as Brett's fiancé; appears briefly at the bar, drunk and affectionate toward Brett.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/ix)

Drunk when meeting Jake; asks to join the Spain trip and arranges fishing gear.

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

Drunk and hostile toward Cohn; later calms down at supper.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xiv)

Stays in bed until noon with Brett. Jake describes him as a 'bad drunk' who behaves terribly to Cohn, though Jake admits he likes to see Cohn hurt.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xv)

Makes remarks about Romero's fearlessness and Brett's attraction to him; mentions getting a drink after the bullfight.

### [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xvi)

Very drunk; makes crude jokes about bulls and insults Cohn repeatedly.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xvii)

Drinks heavily; discusses Brett's past and her departure with Romero; gets into a bar fight.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xviii)

Drunk and bitter; taunts Brett about Romero; passes out in his room.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/chapters/xix)

Travels with Jake and Bill to Bayonne, goes to Biarritz for drinks, and reveals he is out of money.

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