# Faraday — William—An Englishman character guide

> Faraday in William—An Englishman by Cicely Hamilton.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0001-ii

## Snapshot

A ledger-bound colleague with an authoritative manner, he is the socialist who first puts the newly orphaned William in touch with people who might give his life direction.

## Who they are

Faraday listens to William's halting confession across a ledger with repeated, noncommittal 'Indeed!'s, visibly wishing the episode over—yet he is the one who names William's freedom back to him and offers an evening of 'views.' His chin-on-hand deliberation and hint of mystery suggest a man accustomed to sizing up recruits for a cause. He matters because he is the door through which William first walks out of clerkdom into the socialist circles where he meets Griselda.

## Relationships

### [William Tully](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/william_an_englishman_se/characters/william_tully)

_friendship_

Faraday is a close friend and fellow conscientious objector who supports William through his wartime struggles.

### [Edith Haynes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/william_an_englishman_se/characters/edith_haynes)

_social_

Edith and Faraday are acquaintances within the same social circle, connected through William and political activism.

### [Griselda Tully](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/william_an_englishman_se/characters/griselda_tully)

_friendship_

Faraday respects and supports Griselda as a fellow activist and friend, sharing her commitment to peace.

### [Mrs. Jay-Blenkinsop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/william_an_englishman_se/characters/mrs_jay_blenkinsop)

_social_

Faraday and Mrs. Jay-Blenkinsop have a strained acquaintance, as she disapproves of his pacifist views.

### [The German](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/william_an_englishman_se/characters/the_german)

_rivalry_

Faraday and the German are ideological enemies, clashing over nationalism and the morality of war.

### [Edwardes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/william_an_englishman_se/characters/edwardes)

_social_

Edwardes and Faraday are distant acquaintances, with Edwardes viewing Faraday's activism with suspicion.

### [William Tully](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/william_an_englishman_se/characters/william_tully)

_friendship_

Faraday is a close friend and fellow conscientious objector who supports William through his wartime struggles.

### [William Tully](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/william_an_englishman_se/characters/william_tully)

_friendship_

Faraday is a close friend and fellow conscientious objector who supports William through his wartime struggles.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/william_an_englishman_se/chapters/i)

A sallow-faced, isolated fellow clerk who becomes William's confidant after his mother's funeral.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/william_an_englishman_se/chapters/viii)

Referenced in William's thoughts as someone who, like him, had been wrong about the possibility of war.

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

Speaks passionately at the meeting, wrestling with his own doubts about the war and the pacifist cause.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/william_an_englishman_se/chapters/xvi)

Offers William comfort after his first rejection, predicting he will eventually be accepted.

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