Andrew Manson is a true representation of a medical practitioner. He is a young man who has recently qualified as a doctor and started his medical practice as an assistant to Dr. Edward Page in the small Welsh mining town of Blaenelly. He is in love with Christine and thinks of marriage as an idyllic state. He is filled with love. His steady mind and reason help him see the marriages of many persons as dismal failures. 

Andrew is mature enough to keep his private and professional lives apart. Once confronted with his responsibility, he discharges his obligations to the utmost capacity. He is duty conscious. He believes in practical approach and is not afraid to try unique methods. He has a tender heart too. He is aware of the feeling of others. He knows how deeply Susan loved her up coming baby. He has polite manners and re-assuring tone. On the whole, Andrew is presented as a dedicated doctor, who moulded himself according to the situation. His depressed state of mind did not hinder his treatment. He made frantic efforts to save both the mother and the child. He did not depend on bookish knowledge but moved according to the situation faced by him. The lesson leaves a deep message behind. It conveys that personal emotions and mental state of any person should not affect anybody’s profession. Presence of mind in a stressful situation leads one towards success and helps in achieving one’s goals.