The Way of All Flesh · Character
Mr. Hawke
A schoolmaster at Roughborough who torments Ernest.
minor
First appearance: xix
Mr. Hawke's tie to Ernest Pontifex is one of the pressures that moves The Way of All Flesh—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A well-known London Evangelical preacher who visits Cambridge and delivers a powerful sermon to the students.
Mr. Hawke first appears in 0021 xix.
With Ernest Pontifex (rivalry): A fellow student at Cambridge who mocks and bullies Ernest, deepening his social isolation. With Ernest Pontifex (rivalry): A fellow student at Cambridge who mocks and bullies Ernest, deepening his social isolation.
In XLIX: A well-known London Evangelical preacher who visits Cambridge and delivers a powerful sermon to the students.
Later, in L: Preached the sermon that inspired Ernest's conversion; enquired about Ernest and others after the discourse.
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Roughborough tormentors
- Protagonist
- Extended family, servants, and acquaintances
- Ernest's school and London associates
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the narrative climax because Ernest experiences a profound emotional and psychological reversal, shift…
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- Ernest Pontifex
rivalry · negative
A fellow student at Cambridge who mocks and bullies Ernest, deepening his social… How this plays out →
- Ernest Pontifex
rivalry · negative
A fellow student at Cambridge who mocks and bullies Ernest, deepening his social… How this plays out →
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See Mr. Hawke in xixIn the story
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See Mr. Hawke in xix