# Mr. C⸺ — To Cuba and Back character guide

> Mr. C⸺ in To Cuba and Back by Richard Henry Dana Jr..

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** young Mr. C⸺, C⸺, himself

**First appearance:** 0003-ii

## Snapshot

A young companion of the narrator in Cuba whose presence turns solitary observation into conversation and comparison.

## Who they are

He shares the narrator's Cuban itinerary, giving the traveler someone to test impressions against as plantations, railroads, and Havana pass by. Young and evidently known to the narrator, he serves as a foil for the older man's settled political pessimism. Their exchanges keep the book from becoming a monologue of statistics and reflection.

## In the story

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/to_cuba_and_back_se/chapters/xi)

Owner of the plantation La Ariadne; the narrator delivers a letter to him and is warmly received.

### [First Day on a Sugar Estate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/to_cuba_and_back_se/chapters/xii)

The elder Mr. C⸺, a former St. Domingo refugee, now owner of La Ariadne plantation; his history and management style are described.

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

The elder Mr. C⸺ has departed; the young Mr. C⸺ is the acting master, educated in Europe and the United States, with a varied career including sea voyages and scientific surveys.

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

The narrator's host and friend, who manages the plantation and accompanies him on the ride.

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

Hosts the narrator at his home in Versailles, Matanzas, with a gathering of his family.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/to_cuba_and_back_se/chapters/endnotes)

His house has been publicly described by tourists and Miss Bremer.

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