Against the Grain · Character
Christ
Central figure of Christianity, referenced in Des Esseintes' religious musings.
minor
First appearance: iv
Christ's tie to Des Esseintes is one of the pressures that moves Against the Grain—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Des Esseintes (psychological): Des Esseintes engages with Christ as a figure of decadent suffering and aesthetic paradox, blending blasphemy with a perverse reverence. With Des Esseintes (psychological): Des…
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- Eclectic cultural references
- Protagonist
- Dandyism and transgression
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the narrator's horrifying self-confrontation in the mirror, whe…
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- Des Esseintes
psychological · ambivalent
Des Esseintes engages with Christ as a figure of decadent suffering and aesthetic… How this plays out →
- Des Esseintes
psychological · ambivalent
Des Esseintes engages with Christ as a figure of decadent suffering and aesthetic… How this plays out →
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See Christ in iv