Nostromo Characters

Always a Bridesmaid (a.k.a. A Secondary Character) …Because Nostromo is the title character, you'd kind of expect him to be the main focus of the book from the very beginning. However, that's not...

Charles Gould is from an English family but was born in Costaguana. Charles is kind of a BFD (big fat deal) in Sulaco. As a young man, he took over the mine that had belonged to his father and turn...

In contrast to her husband, who has a rep as kind of a cold fish, Mrs. Gould is warm and beloved. If there's trouble, she's often on the spot to help out. For example, when war breaks out, she help...

Martin is a bit of a rabble/rebel-rouser. He works as a journalist with the anti-Monterist press in Sulaco. When Montero's people appear to be on the brink of victory, he approaches Mrs. Gould (a.k...

Poor Doctor Monygham—he's described as a "bitter, eccentric character" (I.6.2) that nobody seems to like all that much. The primary exception to this appears to be Mrs. Gould, who appointed him t...

A seasoned Costaguana statesman, Don José is a friend and neighbor of the Goulds and remains active in the political life of his country long after his official diplomatic career is over. He has w...

This is a chick we totally want to hang out with. The daughter of Don José and Martin Decoud's love interest, Antonia is known as highly intelligent, beautiful, and independent. Her independence a...

As the superintendent of the O.S.N. in Sulaco, "Fussy Joe" is Nostromo's boss. He is most notable for being a windbag, reciting oodles and oodles of details about Costaguana's history—and, most i...

General Montero is initially Minister of War under President/Dictator Don Vincente Ribiera but revolts soon after coming to power. His reason? He thought Ribiera's government was in bed with foreig...

An ex-guerrillero, Montero's baby brother is quite the puppet master, helping to orchestrate and manipulate his big bro's political maneuverings. He takes it upon himself to try to take over Sulaco...

During the conflict between Monterists and anti-Monterists, General Barrios heads out to Cayta to cut off sea access to Sulaco. Unfortunately, things start to get really dicey for his side right af...

Sotillo is a colonel who joins the military uprising against Ribiera, seizing control of the garrison at Esmeralda and then moving up the coast toward Sulaco. A healthy chunk of the book is spent d...

Don Vincente is the man that Gould and his friends help to put in power as President-Dictator. Don José describes him as the "hope of honest men" (I.8.46). Supposedly he was a fairly solid dude, a...

A priest and Don José's brother-in-law, Father Corbelán is known for being a rather open and accepting person, hanging out with known thieves such as Hernández and advocating for them. He also...

He's a priest at the miners' chapel at the San Tomé mine. He's hanging around when Don Pepe gets the message from Pedrito Montero asking for he terms under which he would surrender the mine. It's...

Bento isn't really a character per se, since he's dead before all the events described take place. That said, he's definitely a presence… but, don't worry, not in the creepy haunted house way. A...

He's a big shot American silver and steel tycoon who lives in San Francisco. He and Charles Gould are in business together. Toward the end of the novel, his Holroyd Missionary Fund is responsible f...