# Col. Quoil — Walden character guide

> Col. Quoil in Walden by Henry David Thoreau.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Quoil

**First appearance:** 0013-former-inhabitants-and-winter-visitors

## Who they are

A former soldier and drunkard who lived in a shanty near the pond.

## Relationships

### [Brister Freeman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/walden_se/characters/brister_freeman)

_social_

Brister Freeman and Col. Quoil are both former residents of the Walden woods, linked by their marginalized status.

### [Wyman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/walden_se/characters/wyman)

_social_

Col. Quoil and Wyman are both poor neighbors whose lives intersect marginally in the Walden community.

## Links

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