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Robert Strickland
Husband to Mrs. MacAndrew and brother-in-law to Mrs. Strickland, Colonel MacAndrew is a middle-aged, blustering military man, tall and skinny with a “drooping mustache.” He and his wife care for Charles Strickland and Mrs. Strickland’s son (Robert) and daughter after Charles Strickland abandons his family to become a painter in Paris.
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Colonel MacAndrew Character Timeline in The Moon and Sixpence
The timeline below shows where the character Colonel MacAndrew appears in The Moon and Sixpence. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapters 1–16
...brings the narrator to the drawing room, where he finds Mrs. Strickland with her brother-in-law Colonel MacAndrew . Though she has clearly been crying, she makes polite conversation with the narrator. Then...
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The narrator tries to excuse himself, but Colonel MacAndrew begins talking about how Strickland has abandoned Mrs. Strickland and the children with no money...
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Chapter 9. In the street, Colonel MacAndrew exclaims that the family only knows Strickland has run off to Paris—they don’t even know...
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...really feels. She asks whether he’ll go to Paris and talk to Strickland instead of Colonel MacAndrew , who she fears will make things worse. The narrator hesitates, as he barely knows...
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...time—he told her he was going to the club to play bridge at night, but Colonel MacAndrew found out that was a lie.
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...wants. Mrs. Strickland says she wants Strickland to return to her. When the narrator says Colonel MacAndrew suggested divorce, Mrs. Strickland asserts that she’ll never divorce Strickland and let him marry the...
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...his children, Strickland says he’s given them a more comfortable childhood than most get—and besides, Colonel MacAndrew will fund their education. Strickland used to like them when they were small, but now...
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...Back in London, the narrator visits Mrs. Strickland, who’s with her sister Mrs. MacAndrew and Colonel MacAndrew . When the narrator explains that Strickland left to paint, Mrs. Strickland protests that she...
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Mrs. MacAndrew and Colonel MacAndrew suggest that Strickland will return if there’s no other woman involved. Mrs. Strickland declares he...
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