Mortal Engines

by

Philip Reeve

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Chudleigh Pomeroy Character Analysis

Chudleigh Pomeroy is Tom’s boss at the Museum of Natural History in London. He can be a strict boss, punishing Tom for being late or daring to venture outside the Museum when he should be on duty. But the end of the story reveals that when times get tough and the Engineers attempt to take over the city, Pomeroy is willing to fight back with the other Historians. In particular, he and the other Museum workers try to stall the Engineers long enough for Katherine and Pod to disable the deadly MEDUSA weapon. Pomeroy represents how people show their true nature in times of crisis.

Chudleigh Pomeroy Quotes in Mortal Engines

The Mortal Engines quotes below are all either spoken by Chudleigh Pomeroy or refer to Chudleigh Pomeroy. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 2 Quotes

Thaddeus Valentine was Tom’s hero: a former scavenger who had risen to become London’s most famous archaeologist—and also its Head Historian, much to the envy and disgust of people like Pomeroy. Tom kept a picture of him tacked to the dormitory wall above his bunk, and he had read his books, Adventures of a Practical Historian and America Deserta—Across the Dead Continent with Gun, Camera and Airship, until he knew them by heart.

Related Characters: Tom Natsworthy, Thaddeus Valentine, Chudleigh Pomeroy
Page Number: 15
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Chapter 31 Quotes

“So, Apprentice Melliphant, I gather you have something to tell us?”

Related Characters: Magnus Crome (speaker), Tom Natsworthy, Katherine Valentine, Bevis Pod, Chudleigh Pomeroy, Herbert Melliphant , Clyde “Clytie” Potts
Page Number: 251
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Chudleigh Pomeroy Quotes in Mortal Engines

The Mortal Engines quotes below are all either spoken by Chudleigh Pomeroy or refer to Chudleigh Pomeroy. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Social Class Theme Icon
).
Chapter 2 Quotes

Thaddeus Valentine was Tom’s hero: a former scavenger who had risen to become London’s most famous archaeologist—and also its Head Historian, much to the envy and disgust of people like Pomeroy. Tom kept a picture of him tacked to the dormitory wall above his bunk, and he had read his books, Adventures of a Practical Historian and America Deserta—Across the Dead Continent with Gun, Camera and Airship, until he knew them by heart.

Related Characters: Tom Natsworthy, Thaddeus Valentine, Chudleigh Pomeroy
Page Number: 15
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 31 Quotes

“So, Apprentice Melliphant, I gather you have something to tell us?”

Related Characters: Magnus Crome (speaker), Tom Natsworthy, Katherine Valentine, Bevis Pod, Chudleigh Pomeroy, Herbert Melliphant , Clyde “Clytie” Potts
Page Number: 251
Explanation and Analysis: