Samuel Pickwick is a fictional character and the main protagonist in The Pickwick Papers (1837), the first novel by author Charles Dickens .
Having an almost childlike simplicity, Pickwick is loyal and protective toward his friends but is often hoodwinked by conmen and poseurs; he is always gallant towards women, young and old, but can also be indecisive in his dealings with them..
Samuel Pickwick is mostly a passive and innocent figure in the story around whom the other more active characters operate.
Believed to have been named after the British businessman Eleazer Pickwick (c.1749-1837).
Pickwick is a retired successful businessman and is the Founder and Chairman of the Pickwick Club.
Samuel Pickwick is a fictional character and the main protagonist in The Pickwick Papers (1837), the first novel by author Charles Dickens
