# Master of the House — A Journal of the Plague Year character guide

> Master of the House in A Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the master of the house, The master of the house

**First appearance:** 0001-a-journal-of-the-plague-year

## Who they are

The head of a household where the narrator lodges during the plague.

## In the story

### [A Journal of the Plague Year](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_journal_of_the_plague_year_se/chapters/a-journal-of-the-plague-year)

A brazier who, upon falling ill, isolates himself in an outbuilding to avoid infecting his family, demonstrating selfless caution.

## Links

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