The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Edgar Allan Poe
- First Published: 1838
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Adventure
- Time of Work: Early nineteenth century
- Setting: The high seas
- Genres: Long fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Gothic fiction
- Subjects: Voyages, Nineteenth century, Islands, Storms, Ships, Sailing or sailors, Sea or seafaring life, Adventure, Horror, South Pacific, Pacific Ocean, Cannibalism, Mutiny
- Locales: Oceans, Antarctica, Nantucket Island
Characters Discussed
Arthur Gordon Pym, the narrator, young son of a Nantucket trader in sea stores. Desirous of adventure, he stows away on a whaling ship, the Grampus; helps to overpower and kill the mutineers who seize the ship; becomes briefly a cannibal before he and Dirk Peters are rescued by the Jane Guy; survives with Peters after the slaughter of the captain and all of the crew of the Jane Guy by natives on an uncharted Antarctic island; and dies of an unexplained accident after most of his story had been prepared for publication. How he managed to...
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