# Owen — The Survivors of the Chancellor character guide

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

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0003-iv

## Snapshot

A mutinous sailor whose talk of longboats and every-man-for-himself spreads unrest through the crew long before the Chancellor's real ordeal begins.

## Who they are

Owen is the loudest voice of dissent among the sailors, caught by Kazallon warning his mates that he won't wait until the last minute and hinting darkly about the longboats. His agitation feeds the atmosphere of conspiracy that Curtis must contain, and his later suffering from corrosive poison — refusing even the water that might save him — makes him both victim and warning. He embodies the fracture between crew and officers that runs beneath every other peril of the voyage.

## Relationships

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

_rivalry_

Owen, the violent and mutinous sailor, frequently clashes with the authoritative first mate Robert Curtis.

### [Jynxstrop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/jynxstrop)

_rivalry_

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

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

_rivalry_

Owen, the violent and mutinous sailor, frequently clashes with the authoritative first mate Robert Curtis.

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

_rivalry_

Owen, the violent and mutinous sailor, frequently clashes with the authoritative first mate Robert Curtis.

## In the story

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

Owen warns the crew that he will not wait until the last minute and suggests using the longboats.

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

Mentioned as having spoken mysterious words earlier, part of the crew's unease.

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

Leads the mutiny, refusing to work the pumps, but eventually returns to work after Curtis's threat.

### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxviii)

Speaks ominously about the corpse being thrown away, hinting at future desperation.

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

Leads a group of sailors in secret meetings and confronts Curtis about the brandy keg.

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

Leads the mutiny, demands command, and is captured after Wilson's death.

### [XL](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xl)

Released from restraint due to his deplorable state from salt water exposure.

### [XLII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xlii)

Owen is poisoned by oxide of copper from stolen water, suffering violent convulsions and tetanus-like symptoms; he refuses water from the second barrel.

### [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xliii)

Dies from convulsions; his body is thrown overboard but is too decomposed to be used as bait.

## Links

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