# The Purple Cloud explained — The Purple Cloud

> Chapter companion for The Purple Cloud by M. P. Shiel.

## What happens

The chapter describes the emergence of a mysterious purple cloud that spreads across the globe, leading to the death of nearly all humanity and leaving Adam Jeffson as the last man on Earth.

## Themes in this chapter

### The Last Man

Jeffson is left as the sole survivor after the purple cloud exterminates humanity.

### Prophecy and Warning

The purple cloud fulfills earlier prophecies of doom for the polar expedition and humanity.

## Character check-ins

### Adam Jeffson

Survives the purple cloud and becomes the last man on Earth.

## Key lines

> The Purple Cloud

The chapter is titled after the deadly purple cloud that annihilates human life.

_The cloud is the central catastrophic event of the chapter._

## Links

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