# Christ — Against the Grain character guide

> Christ in Against the Grain by J.-K. Huysmans.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0006-iv

## Who they are

Central figure of Christianity, referenced in Des Esseintes' religious musings.

## Relationships

### [Des Esseintes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/against_the_grain_se/characters/des_esseintes)

_psychological_

Des Esseintes engages with Christ as a figure of decadent suffering and aesthetic paradox, blending blasphemy with a perverse reverence.

### [Des Esseintes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/against_the_grain_se/characters/des_esseintes)

_psychological_

Des Esseintes engages with Christ as a figure of decadent suffering and aesthetic paradox, blending blasphemy with a perverse reverence.

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