# Jynxstrop — The Survivors of the Chancellor character guide

> Jynxstrop in The Survivors of the Chancellor by Jules Verne.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Jynxstrop the negro

**First appearance:** 0003-iv

## Who they are

A Black crew member on the Chancellor.

## Relationships

### [Robert Curtis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/robert_curtis)

_rivalry_

Jynxstrop, the cook and a mutineer, opposes Curtis's authority and contributes to the onboard chaos.

### [Owen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/owen)

_rivalry_

Jynxstrop and Owen are both mutineers, but they compete for influence and often distrust each other.

## In the story

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

Jynxstrop the cook is part of the conversation with Owen about the longboats.

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

Ruby, a raving maniac kept under restraint, escapes confinement, shouts about the picrate, and hurls himself into the fiery hold.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxiii)

Supports Owen's mutinous stance and signals him to back down.

### [XXXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxxiii)

Participates in secret conversations with Owen and other sailors, arousing suspicion.

### [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxxviii)

Participates in the mutiny, attacks Mr. Kazallon, and is tied to the mast.

### [XLIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xliv)

Jynxstrop the negro has broken loose from confinement, but Curtis takes no measures to restrain him.

### [XLIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xlix)

Goes raving mad, attacks the group, mutilates himself, and jumps into the sea.

## Links

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