Two Years Before the Mast · Character

Captain Arthur

Captain of a ship met in San Francisco.

minor

First appearance: xx

Captain Arthur shows up with force in XXVIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Leaves Boston newspapers for Captain Thompson, which the narrator later obtains.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

In this chapter, the narrator experiences an emotional peak by reuniting with the *Pilgrim*, his first home at…

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