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Tom Brown’s School Days · Character

Squire Brown

Tom's father, a wise and affectionate country gentleman who sends Tom to Rugby.

minor

Also known as The Squire, Squire, the Squire, Brown

First appearance: I: The Brown Family

Squire Brown's tie to Tom Brown is one of the pressures that moves Tom Brown’s School Days—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Tom's father, a respected squire who influences Tom's early life and values.
In the storyTom Brown's School Days Part IOpen this moment free

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With Tom Brown (family): Squire Brown is Tom's loving father who sends him to Rugby with advice and pride, maintaining a warm paternal relationship. With Tom Brown (family): Squire Brown is Tom's loving father who sends…

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See Squire Brown in I: The Brown Family

Character Web

26 connections

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MAMartinWAWalkerTBTom BrownOMOld MadmanBEBenjaminSBSquire Brown

Relationship types

  • Family
  • Other

Character groups

  • Rugby School Core Characters
  • Village and Home Characters
  • Minor and Background Characters
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

In this chapter, Tom Brown reaches his emotional and psychological peak by confronting his deepest fear—the dr…

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See Squire Brown in I: The Brown Family

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See Squire Brown in I: The Brown Family