Colonel Stamp Proctor Character Analysis in Around the World in Eighty Days

An American man who tries to pick a fight with Phileas Fogg at a rowdy political rally in San Francisco. Colonel Proctor ends up merely insulting him, but Fogg is so offended that he vows to return to America just to fight him. They end up on the same train from Oakland California to Omaha, Nebraska and are just about to duel with revolvers on one of the cars when the train is overtaken by a violent band of Sioux Indians. Colonel Proctor is shot by one of the Sioux and heals at Fort Kearney before departing on a different train while Fogg is off freeing Jean Passepartout from his Sioux captors.

Colonel Stamp Proctor Character Timeline in Around the World in Eighty Days

The timeline below shows where the character Colonel Stamp Proctor appears in Around the World in Eighty Days. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...up by the crowd, and Fix steps in to shield Fogg when a man named Colonel Stamp Proctor attempts to hit him with his cane. They escape the mob, and Fogg vows to... (full context)

...are both impatient and weary of delays as the train continues on. Aouda realizes that Colonel Stamp Proctor , the man who insulted Fogg in San Francisco, is also a passenger on the... (full context)

Fogg, Passepartout, Aouda, and Fix continue to play whist. Suddenly, Colonel Stamp Proctor appears and makes himself known to Fogg. He challenges Fogg to a duel with revolvers... (full context)

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Although many passengers (including Colonel Proctor ) were wounded in the conflict, none were killed. As the Sioux disappear toward the... (full context)