# Terence Hewet — The Voyage Out character guide > Terence Hewet in The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Hewet, Mr. Hewet, old Hewet **First appearance:** 0001-ii ## Snapshot A young novelist drafting a book called Silence, he falls for Rachel while trying to pin women, love, and the world down in pencil notes that keep escaping him. ## Who they are Terence Hewet arrives in Santa Marina as a writer among talkers, more interested in human beings than in the earth swept clean of them, and drawn to Rachel precisely for the impersonality her music produces. He works at his novel and at understanding her simultaneously, scribbling queries about women's honour and optimism while she climbs Beethoven and ignores him. His courtship gives the middle of the book its tentative, hopeful center, and his writerly habit of observing everything makes him both Rachel's closest companion and a lens on her change. ## Relationships ### [Rachel Vinrace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/characters/rachel_vinrace) _romantic_ They develop a deep, tender romantic relationship that culminates in an engagement before Rachel's tragic death. ### [St. John Hirst](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/characters/st_john_hirst) _friendship_ They are close friends and intellectual companions, often debating literature and philosophy. ### [Helen Ambrose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/characters/helen_ambrose) _friendship_ Helen acts as a supportive, sometimes critical friend to Terence, approving of his relationship with Rachel. ### [Rachel Vinrace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/characters/rachel_vinrace) _romantic_ They develop a deep, tender romantic relationship that culminates in an engagement before Rachel's tragic death. ### [Rachel Vinrace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/characters/rachel_vinrace) _romantic_ They develop a deep, tender romantic relationship that culminates in an engagement before Rachel's tragic death. ### [St. John Hirst](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/characters/st_john_hirst) _friendship_ They are close friends and intellectual companions, often debating literature and philosophy. ### [St. John Hirst](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/characters/st_john_hirst) _friendship_ They are close friends and intellectual companions, often debating literature and philosophy. ### [Helen Ambrose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/characters/helen_ambrose) _friendship_ Helen acts as a supportive, sometimes critical friend to Terence, approving of his relationship with Rachel. ### [Helen Ambrose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/characters/helen_ambrose) _friendship_ Helen acts as a supportive, sometimes critical friend to Terence, approving of his relationship with Rachel. ## In the story ### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/chapters/x) Organizes the picnic, feels satisfaction in his practical success, and critically assesses the other guests while feeling drawn to Helen and Rachel. ### [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/chapters/xi) Walks with Rachel, comments on the lovers' pathos, learns Rachel's name, and later demonstrates a mock death exercise. ### [Chapter XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/chapters/xii) Comforts Rachel after Hirst's insult, explains Hirst's character, and dances with her; shows empathy and insight. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/chapters/xiii) Mentioned in Rachel's thoughts during her walk as a source of her exaltation. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/chapters/xiv) Runs down the hill in a state of ecstatic reverie, then is drawn into a conversation with Evelyn Murgatroyd about her romantic dilemmas. ### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/chapters/xv) Mentioned as one of the young men interested in Rachel; Helen thinks of him as less ugly than Hirst. ### [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/chapters/xvi) Presses Rachel to speak about women's inner lives, shares his literary projects (a novel about a gentleman's corruption and a Stuart tragedy), and expresses his desire to truly know her. ### [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/chapters/xvii) Terence attends the church service, initially enjoying the beauty of the language, but becomes entirely focused on Rachel. He is as painfully disturbed by his thoughts as she is by hers. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/chapters/xviii) Hewet walks alone, tormented by doubt about Rachel's feelings and his own views on marriage, ultimately affirming his love for her. ### [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/chapters/xx) Leads Rachel into the forest, confesses his love, and experiences a deep emotional connection. ### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/chapters/xxi) Shares a deep, wordless connection with Rachel, declaring his love and feeling happiness; his voice and presence are central to the chapter's emotional core. ### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/chapters/xxii) Engaged to Rachel, he still values companionship and the pursuit of truth, writes notes for his book 'Silence', and dreams of returning to London. ### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/chapters/xxiii) Engaged to Rachel; argues with Helen about walking to the hotel and feels irritated by her dissuasion. ### [Chapter XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/chapters/xxiv) Sits quietly with Rachel, wakes to talk with Miss Allan, and listens to Evelyn's plans. ### [Chapter XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/chapters/xxv) Terence is consumed by the revelation of suffering and the fragility of life as he watches Rachel's illness. He experiences profound boredom and despair, yet clings to a sense of their shared future. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/characters/terence_hewet - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_out_se/characters