Johansen is a sailor on Wolf Larsen’s vessel, the Ghost. He is of Scandinavian heritage. When Humphrey Van Weyden joins the Ghost, the previous mate has just died, and Johansen has received a promotion to fill his role. Johansen remains loyal to Wolf Larsen until near the end, unlike Johnson, who attempts a mutiny with George Leach earlier in the book. Johansen represents how people can get ahead by going along with cruelty rather than trying to resist it.
Johansen Quotes in The Sea-Wolf
The The Sea-Wolf quotes below are all either spoken by Johansen or refer to Johansen. 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 14
Quotes
Then Wolf Larsen’s other hand reached up and clutched the edge of the scuttle. The mass swung clear of the ladder, the men still clinging to their escaping foe. They began to drop off, to be brushed off against the sharp edge of the scuttle, to be knocked off by the legs which were now kicking powerfully.
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Johansen Quotes in The Sea-Wolf
The The Sea-Wolf quotes below are all either spoken by Johansen or refer to Johansen. 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:
).
Chapter 14
Quotes
Then Wolf Larsen’s other hand reached up and clutched the edge of the scuttle. The mass swung clear of the ladder, the men still clinging to their escaping foe. They began to drop off, to be brushed off against the sharp edge of the scuttle, to be knocked off by the legs which were now kicking powerfully.
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