# The Narrator — Beyond Good and Evil character guide > The Narrator in Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Unknown, myself, me **First appearance:** 0001-beyond-good-and-evil ## Snapshot A sharp-eyed philosophical voice who reads between philosophers' lines and suspects that conscious thought is mostly instinct wearing a mask. ## Who they are He moves through the book as its central consciousness, addressing the reader directly and treating every philosopher, moralist, and scholar as a specimen to be diagnosed rather than admired. His distinctive tension is that he distrusts the very tools he uses: logic, truth, certainty, all possibly just physiological demands dressed up as arguments. He matters because his suspicion sets the book's method — nothing said afterward can be taken at face value. ## In the story ### [Beyond Good and Evil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/beyond-good-and-evil) Speaks as the philosopher of the future, questioning dogmatic philosophy and introducing the concept of the will to power. ### [I: Prejudices of Philosophers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/i-prejudices-of-philosophers) Acts as the critical psychologist, diagnosing the 'moral prejudices' and personal deficiencies (like vanity or self-contempt) behind philosophical doctrines like determinism. ### [The Will to Truth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/1) Acts as the philosophical questioner, challenging the foundational 'Will to Truth' and positioning himself as confronting a Sphinx-like problem. ### [2](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/2) Directly critiques metaphysical tradition and announces the coming of new philosophers. ### [3](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/3) Reflects on his observation of philosophers, asserting the instinctual basis of philosophical thought. ### [4](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/4) Presents the core argument, using 'us' and 'our' to align the reader with a perspective that revalues truth and falsity in terms of life-affirmation. ### [Chapter 5](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/5) Adopts a fastidious, amused perspective, smiling at the tricks of moralists and spying out the personal weaknesses behind philosophical systems. ### [Chapter 6](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/6) Presents the core argument about the personal, impulse-driven nature of all philosophy, contrasting it with impersonal scholarship. ### [7](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/7) Introduces the theme of philosophical malice, analyzes Epicurus's motive, and poses a rhetorical question about historical understanding. ### [8](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/8) Introduces the critical observation about the role of personal conviction in philosophy. ### [Chapter 9](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/9) Directly addresses and critiques the 'noble Stoics,' dismantling their core doctrine with rhetorical force and diagnosing the underlying will to power in all philosophy. ### [10](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/10) Acts as the primary critic and analyst, dissecting the motives behind contemporary philosophical trends and expressing a nuanced agreement with the skeptical anti-realists. ### [13](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/13) Directly addresses psychologists, critiquing their foundational assumptions and advocating for a methodological principle of economy. ### [Chapter 15](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/15) Directly argues against idealistic philosophy, using logical reasoning to expose a reductio ad absurdum and advocate for sensualism. ### [16](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/16) Acts as the primary critic, deconstructing the logic of 'immediate certainty' and outlining the series of metaphysical questions a true philosopher must confront. ### [Chapter 17](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/17) Directly argues against the 'superstitions of logicians,' presenting the core critique of the thinking subject. ### [Chapter 19](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/19) Acts as the philosophical critic and psychologist, dissecting the will and proposing a new, complex model based on internal power relations. ### [Chapter 20](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/20) Presents the core argument about the systematic and linguistically determined nature of philosophy. ### [Chapter 21](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/21) Directly argues against metaphysical free will and deterministic 'non-free will,' diagnosing the psychological motives of their adherents. ### [Chapter 22](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/22) Identifies as an 'old philologist' critiquing the interpretation of natural law by physicists, arguing for a perspective based on the will to power. ### [23](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/23) Positions himself as a daring adventurer and psychologist, proposing a radical new psychology based on the will to power and calling for the overthrow of moral prejudices in the field. ### [II: The Free Spirit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/ii-the-free-spirit) Explicitly identifies as a 'free spirit' and herald for the future philosophers, outlining their opposition to modern democratic ideals and their embrace of a dangerous, experimental path 'Beyond Good and Evil.' ### [Sancta Simplicitas: The Will to Ignorance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/24) Reflects philosophically on the human condition of necessary simplification and falsification, positioning himself among the 'discerning ones' who understand this dynamic. ### [Chapter 25](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/25) Directly addresses philosophers and friends of knowledge with a cautionary, almost conspiratorial tone, advising strategic withdrawal from public conflict. ### [The Philosopher's Descent: Studying the Rule](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/26) Articulates the philosopher's instinct for solitude and the necessary, disagreeable descent to study the commonplace 'rule' of humanity. ### [27](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/27) Speaks directly about his own deliberate difficulty and his attitude toward friends and misunderstanding. ### [The Labyrinth of Independence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/29) Directly addresses the reader, analyzing the psychology and fate of the independent individual. ### [Chapter 30](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/30) Articulates the doctrine of rank and the inverse value of insights, virtues, and cultural objects for different human types. ### [Chapter 31](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/31) Reflects autobiographically on the psychological stages of youth and maturation, analyzing the shift from unconditional judgments to artistic nuance in sentiments. ### [Chapter 32](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/32) Acts as the historical analyst and prophet, diagnosing the shifts in moral perspective and announcing the coming task for 'immoralists' and refined consciences. ### [Chapter 33](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/33) Directly critiques morality of surrender and self-sacrifice, advocating for distrust and caution against their pleasing effects. ### [Chapter 34](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/34) Speaks directly, using 'I,' to advocate for a new, distrustful philosophical stance beyond moral prejudices, confessing to having learned to think differently about deception. ### [Chapter 35](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/35) Delivers the scathing critique, mocking the 'humanity' and 'idiocy' of seeking truth primarily to do good, and wagers that such an approach finds nothing. ### [36](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/36) Presents the argument for a monistic causality based on will and introduces the thesis of the Will to Power as the fundamental reality. ### [37](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/37) Directly addresses 'my friends,' challenging a popular conclusion about disproving God and asserting a contrary, more nuanced position. ### [Chapter 38](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/38) Presents the central analogy and poses the reflexive question about the present age being the 'noble posterity' that misunderstands the past. ### [Chapter 39](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/39) Argues against conflating truth with moral or emotional utility, and defines the intellectual strength required to face harsh truths. ### [40](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/40) Speaks directly, using 'I' to imagine scenarios of concealment and to assert the universal need for masks among profound spirits. ### [Chapter 41](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/41) Acts as the guide, prescribing the necessary tests and dangers of the path to independence and command. ### [The Philosophers of the Future as Tempters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/42) Introduces and attempts to name the new philosophers, acknowledging the danger and tentativeness of the label 'tempters.' ### [43](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/43) Speculates on the nature and values of the coming philosophers, contrasting them with past dogmatists. ### [Chapter 44](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/44) Explicitly identifies with and defines the 'free spirits,' positioning himself as a herald for the new philosophers. Describes their attributes in a long, rhapsodic list of contradictions and capacities. ### [45](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/45) Presents himself as the lone psychologist and 'lover of a big hunt,' despairing at the lack of capable assistants and affirming his own insatiable, solitary curiosity. ### [The Religious Neurosis and the Problem of the Saint](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/47) Critically dissects the religious neurosis, proposes skepticism towards miraculous interpretations, and suggests a philological error in traditional psychology. ### [The Mightiest Men and the Saint](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/51) Analyzes the psychological motives of the 'mightiest men' and their reverence for the ascetic saint, framing it as a recognition of a shared 'Will to Power'. ### [53](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/53) Acts as the investigator, diagnosing the cause of European theism's decline through questioning and listening to conversations. ### [The Ladder of Religious Cruelty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/55) Presents the historical and psychological analysis of religious sacrifice, positioning himself and his generation as witnesses to the final stage. ### [Chapter 56](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/56) Critiques pessimism and describes the ideal of the world-affirming man who desires eternal recurrence. ### [Chapter 57](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/57) Speculates on the shifting, perspectival nature of profound concepts and the eternal, childlike need for new intellectual challenges. ### [Chapter 58](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/58) Observes and analyzes the psychological and social conditions leading to religious indifference, positioning himself as a critical psychologist of modern types. ### [The Preservative Instinct of Superficiality](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/59) Acts as the philosophical observer, diagnosing the psychological motives behind human superficiality and religious piety. ### [To Love Mankind for God's Sake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/60) Presents the argument, analyzing the nature of love for mankind and its necessary foundation in a higher inclination. ### [The Philosopher's Use of Religion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/61) Articulates the philosopher's instrumental view of religion as a tool for social discipline and hierarchy. ### [Chapter 63](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/63) Delivers the aphoristic observation on the nature of a teacher's seriousness. ### [64](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/64) Delivers the critical aphorism, positioning themselves as an unmasker of morality's hidden snares. ### [65](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/65) Reflects on the psychological conditions and personal costs of pursuing knowledge. ### [65A](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/65a) Pronounces the critical judgment on humanity's relationship to the divine, framing it as an act of dishonor. ### [The Godlike Diffidence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/66) Presents the paradoxical, godlike interpretation of apparent weakness. ### [Chapter 67](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/67) Delivers the aphoristic critique of exclusive love, positioning it as a barbaric and limiting force. ### [68](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/68) The voice experiencing the conflict between memory and pride, using the first-person perspective. ### [70](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/70) Delivers the aphoristic observation on the nature of character and experience. ### [The Sage as Astronomer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/71) Delivers the aphoristic critique, positioning themselves as the voice of discernment. ### [Chapter 73](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/73) Presents the aphoristic observation on the self-surpassing nature of attaining an ideal. ### [73A](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/73a) Offers a psychological insight into a type of pride characterized by hidden splendor. ### [74](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/74) Delivers the aphoristic judgment on the character of genius. ### [Chapter 75](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/75) Delivers the aphoristic claim about the unity of sensuality and spirit. ### [76](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/76) Presents the aphoristic observation on the inward turn of aggression in the absence of external foes. ### [Chapter 77](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/77) Presents the psychological analysis of principles and their underlying motives. ### [Chapter 78](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/78) Presents the psychological paradox of self-contempt. ### [Chapter 79](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/79) Presents the psychological observation about the unloving soul. ### [Chapter 81](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/81) Poses a rhetorical question about the presentation of truth, questioning the necessity of making it unpalatable. ### [Chapter 82](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/82) Directly addresses 'my good neighbour' to critique the morality of universal sympathy. ### [83 Instinct](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/83) Presents the aphoristic observation on human instinct. ### [Fettered Heart, Free Spirit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/87) Articulates the central aphorism about the relationship between a fettered heart and a free spirit, noting that this truth is only believed by those who already know it. ### [Chapter 89](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/89) Poses the probing, psychological question about the nature of the self in relation to suffering. ### [90](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/90) Acts as the observer, presenting a psychological insight into the contrasting effects of passion on different temperaments. ### [Chapter 91](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/91) Presents the paradoxical description of an unnamed figure, likely a philosopher or type of thinker. ### [Chapter 92](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/92) Poses the central, probing question to the reader, acting as a philosophical observer of human nature. ### [Chapter 93](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/93) Delivers the aphoristic observation on the psychology of affability and contempt. ### [Chapter 95](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/95) Presents the aphoristic observation on the evolution of moral shame. ### [96](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/96) Delivers the aphoristic imperative on the proper attitude towards life and departure from it. ### [The Actor of the Ideal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/97) Critically questions the authenticity of 'great men,' seeing them as actors of their own ideals. ### [98](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/98) Presents the aphorism, offering a psychological insight into the nature of conscience. ### [99](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/99) Acts as the voice of 'The Disappointed One,' expressing a sense of disillusionment with the reception of his ideas, hearing only empty praise instead of meaningful engagement or critique. ### [Chapter 100](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/100) Presents the observation about universal human behavior, using 'we' to include themselves. ### [101](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/101) Presents the aphoristic thought, positioning a 'discerning one' as a potential figure of supreme, god-like transformation. ### [Chapter 102](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/102) Presents the cynical, questioning perspective on love and self-worth. ### [The Danger in Happiness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/103) Voices the aphorism, expressing a state of total acceptance and love of fate, while hinting at the danger this openness entails. ### [Aphorism 104](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/104) Delivers the critical, psychological diagnosis of contemporary Christian motivation. ### [105](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/105) Presents the critique of the 'free spirit' type, analyzing its internal contradictions and 'non-freedom'. ### [Chapter 107](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/107) Presents the psychological observation on the nature of strong will and decisive action. ### [108](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/108) Delivers the definitive statement denying objective morality and introducing the concept of moral interpretation. ### [111](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/111) Delivers the psychological observation on vanity and pride. ### [Chapter 112](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/112) Articulates the perspective of one 'preordained to contemplation,' defining a stance against the intrusiveness of belief. ### [113](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/113) Delivers the aphoristic observation on social strategy. ### [116](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/116) Presents the aphoristic insight on psychological transformation and self-revaluation. ### [117](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/117) Presents a psychological insight that deconstructs the concept of a singular, sovereign will, acting as a diagnostician of the self. ### [118](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/118) Presents the psychological observation on the nature of admiration and self-awareness. ### [119](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/119) Presents a psychological observation about self-loathing and its paralyzing effects on self-improvement or self-justification. ### [Chapter 122](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/122) Offers the psychological distinction between graciousness and vanity. ### [124](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/124) Acts as the observer and presenter of the psychological parable, offering a critical insight into human motivation and self-deception. ### [125](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/125) Presents the psychological observation about the inconvenience of changing opinions of others. ### [128](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/128) Delivers the aphoristic insight on the relationship between abstract truth and sensory persuasion. ### [129](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/129) Presents the aphoristic observation on the devil's perspective and relationship to knowledge. ### [130](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/130) Delivers the aphoristic observation on talent and self-revelation. ### [One is punished best for one's virtues.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/132) Delivers the aphoristic, paradoxical judgment on virtue and punishment. ### [133](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/133) Delivers the aphoristic judgment on the condition of those who fail to live up to their ideals. ### [134](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/134) Directly presents the aphoristic argument championing the senses as the foundation of truth and conscience. ### [Chapter 136](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/136) Presents the aphoristic observation on the nature of conversation. ### [Chapter 137](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/137) Offers a psychological observation on the disparity between intellectual/artistic achievement and personal character. ### [138](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/138) Presents a psychological observation about the invented nature of all social intercourse, positioning himself as an analyst of human perception. ### [Advice As a Riddle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/140) Presents the riddle-like advice, adopting a cryptic, oracular tone. ### [Chapter 143](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/143) Delivers the psychological insight into the hidden vanity driving moral philosophers. ### [Chapter 144](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/144) Delivers the aphoristic critique on women, scholarship, and sexual nature, positioning himself as an observer of human types. ### [146](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/146) Delivers the aphoristic warning, adopting a cautionary, almost prophetic tone. ### [Aphorism 147](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/147) Presents the aphorism without direct commentary, acting as a curator of a provocative historical sentiment. ### [Chapter 150](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/150) Presents the aphoristic hierarchy of perspectives (hero, demigod, God) that structures reality. ### [Chapter 151](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/151) Addresses the reader directly with a rhetorical question about the social constraints on talent. ### [Beyond Good and Evil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/153) Delivers the definitive aphorism that frames love as an amoral, transcendent force. ### [154](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/154) Delivers the aphorism, advocating for a healthy, non-dogmatic philosophical temperament characterized by distrust and irony. ### [156](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/156) Delivers the aphoristic observation on collective insanity. ### [157](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/157) Presents the aphorism, adopting a detached, psychological perspective on a dark subject. ### [Chapter 158](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/158) Presents the core psychological insight about the subordination of reason and conscience to a dominant internal impulse. ### [Chapter 159](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/159) Questions the foundational logic of moral reciprocity, challenging the personalization of repayment. ### [Aphorism 160](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/160) Offers a psychological observation on the intimate relationship between a thinker and their knowledge, implying a loss that follows communication. ### [Chapter 161](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/161) Delivers the critical aphorism on the nature of poets and their exploitation of experience. ### [163](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/163) Provides the psychological observation on love's deceptive power to reveal and conceal. ### [Chapter 166](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/166) Delivers the aphoristic observation on the duality of communication. ### [167](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/167) Delivers the aphoristic observation on the nature of vigorous men. ### [Chapter 169](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/169) Offers a psychological insight into the nature of self-disclosure and concealment. ### [Chapter 171](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/171) Delivers the aphoristic observation on pity and knowledge. ### [Chapter 172](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/172) Acts as the philosophical voice, confessing a private motive (love of mankind) behind a public action (embracing someone), while asserting the necessity of concealment. ### [Chapter 173](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/173) Delivers the psychological insight on the origin of hatred, framing it as a matter of valuation and esteem. ### [174](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/174) Directly addresses and critiques the Utilitarians, revealing a scornful, accusatory tone. ### [Chapter 175](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/175) Delivers the aphoristic insight on desire and love. ### [176](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/176) Delivers the psychological observation on the reciprocal nature of vanity. ### [Chapter 177](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/177) Poses the skeptical, probing question about the essence of truthfulness, implicitly positioning themselves as an examiner of this profound psychological and philosophical problem. ### [Aphorism 178](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/178) Issues a critical, declarative judgment on a modern intellectual failing, positioning themselves as an observer of cultural and psychological trends. ### [179](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/179) Presents a general, impersonal observation on human action and consequence, speaking from a philosophical standpoint. ### [Aphorism 181](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/181) Delivers the aphoristic judgment on human nature and moral psychology. ### [182](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/182) Offers the psychological observation on hierarchical social relations. ### [183](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/183) Expresses a personal, psychological wound stemming from a collapse of faith, not from the deception but from the inability to believe. ### [184](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/184) Presents the aphoristic observation on the paradox of haughty kindness. ### [185](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/185) Presents the aphorism, analyzing the unspoken psychology behind a common social judgment. ### [The Science of Morals: A Critique of Its Foundations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/186) Acts as the critical voice dissecting the failures of moral philosophy, advocating for a descriptive, comparative, and historical approach to morality instead of a dogmatic, justificatory one. ### [Chapter 187](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/187) Acts as the psychological analyst, deconstructing the hidden motives behind various moral philosophies. ### [Chapter 192](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/192) Acts as the primary observer and analyst, using personal examples (like interpreting a conversation partner's face) to illustrate the universal tendency toward perceptual fabrication. ### [193](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/193) Presents a psychological analysis of how dream experiences shape the soul and our waking values. ### [Chapter 194](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/194) Analyzes the psychology of possession and the hierarchical differences in human desires and methods of control. ### [The Jewish Inversion of Morals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/195) Provides the historical and moral analysis, citing Tacitus and ancient world views to frame the Jewish inversion of values. ### [196](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/196) Presents the central allegory of dark bodies and symbolic interpretation. ### [Morals as Timidity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/197) Directly argues against moralistic interpretations of predatory strength, framing the critique as a defense of natural health and power against the timid values of mediocrity. ### [Morals as Timidity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/198) Delivers the overarching critique, diagnosing all moral systems as expediencies mixed with stupidity, and frames the chapter's theme. ### [The Herd Instinct and the Need for Command](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/199) Analyzes the historical psychology of obedience and command, diagnosing contemporary European conditions. ### [The Gregarious Morality of Fear](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/201) Acts as the analytical voice examining the historical and psychological origins of moral values, specifically dissecting the transition from warrior to gregarious morality. ### [The Philosopher of the Future and the Danger of Degeneration](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/203) Articulates the core opposition to democratic/socialist ideals and the urgent need for new philosophers. Expresses personal anguish and 'new loathing' at the prospect of universal human degeneration. ### [VI: We Scholars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/vi-we-scholars) Directly addresses 'my friends' and critiques the state of modern philosophy and scholars. ### [Chapter 204](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/204) Speaks from personal 'unfortunate experience' to protest the altered rank of science and philosophy, positioning himself as a scientific man with a critical memory of scholars' naivete. ### [The Dangers of the Philosopher's Evolution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/205) Directly addresses 'my friends' while defining the genuine philosopher's risky, imprudent life, contrasting it with popular wisdom. ### [The Scholar and the Genius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/206) Acts as the analytical voice, dissecting the psychology and social role of the scholar with sharp, critical observations. ### [The Objective Man: Instrument, Not Goal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/207) Delivers the core critique of the objective man, analyzing his psychology and limitations with sharp, diagnostic precision. ### [The Geography of Will and the Skeptic's Sedative](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/208) Diagnoses the European disease of will, expresses a preference for a unified European will to counter Russia, and distinguishes himself from skeptics. ### [The New Warlike Age and German Skepticism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/209) Presents the parable of Prussian history and analyzes the evolution of skepticism and the German spirit, contrasting it with Napoleonic and Romantic-era perceptions. ### [Chapter 210](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/210) Ventures to baptize and define the philosophers of the future, drawing distinctions from contemporary thought. ### [The Philosopher as Creator of Values](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/211) Insists on the distinction between philosophers and workers, and passionately defines the task of the true philosopher as value creation and law-giving. ### [The Philosopher as Bad Conscience](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/212) Articulates the historical and contemporary role of the philosopher, defining greatness against modern ideals. ### [The Nature and Breeding of the Philosopher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/213) Acts as the definitive voice, diagnosing the modern misunderstanding of philosophy and prescribing the aristocratic, bred nature of the true philosopher. ### [VII: Our Virtues](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/vii-our-virtues) Speaks as a 'free spirit' and 'immoralist,' defining honesty as the remaining virtue to be perfected, and analyzing cruelty as the basis of culture. ### [Our Virtues?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/214) Speaks collectively as a modern European, analyzing the shift in virtues and the psychological inheritance from grandfathers. ### [The Motley Morality of Modern Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/215) Presents the central metaphor of modern morality as a complex, multi-colored firmament. ### [216](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/216) Critiques modern moral attitudes and contrasts them with a more genuine, unconscious virtue. ### [217](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/217) Issues a cautionary aphorism about human psychology, using the collective 'us' to draw the reader into the observation. ### [Chapter 218](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/218) Addresses psychologists directly, critiquing their focus and recommending a new object of study: the instinctive intelligence of mediocrity. ### [Chapter 219](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/219) Directly presents the psychological analysis and offers a strategic, flattering redefinition of spirituality to placate the moralists he describes. ### [Chapter 220](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/220) Critically analyzes the concept of 'disinterested' action, arguing it is a misunderstanding of human motivation and a mystification by some philosophers. ### [Chapter 221](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/221) Presents and comments on the pedant's speech, noting the tactical value of 'a grain of wrong' in persuasion. ### [Chapter 222](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/222) Adopts the role of the psychologist, listening critically to modern preachers of sympathy and diagnosing the underlying self-contempt and vanity. ### [Beyond Pleasure and Pain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/225) Articulates the 'higher' perspective, scorning pleasure/pain-based philosophies and championing suffering as the creative discipline of humanity. ### [We Immoralists](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/226) Speaks as a representative of the 'immoralists,' defining their subtle, duty-bound world and their conflict with public perception. ### [227](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/227) Speaks as a 'free spirit' and 'latest Stoic,' examining honesty as a core virtue and exploring the complex, potentially devilish forces within that sustain it. ### [Chapter 228](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/228) Delivers the core critique of moral philosophy, exposing the hidden motives and dangers of utilitarian thought. ### [Chapter 229](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/229) Explicitly states and defends the controversial thesis about cruelty, positioning himself against the 'blundering psychology of former times.' ### [The Fundamental Will of the Spirit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/230) Explicitly explains the 'fundamental will of the spirit' and identifies with the cruel, honest thinker who seeks to reveal 'homo natura'. ### [231](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/231) Reflects on the nature of learning, self-knowledge, and the predetermined core of the self, explicitly framing his upcoming thoughts on women as his personal 'truths.' ### [On Woman and Enlightenment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/232) Delivers the central polemic, expressing disdain for feminine scientificality and prescribing a return to silence. ### [Chapter 234](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/234) Delivers a scathing, misogynistic critique of women's intellectual capacity as demonstrated through the domestic role of cooking, directly addressing 'High School girls'. ### [Chapter 235](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/235) Observes and analyzes the cultural significance of a specific turn of phrase. ### [Chapter 236](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/236) Directly challenges the poetic ideals of Dante and Goethe regarding women, asserting a counter-perspective from a 'noble woman's' viewpoint. ### [Seven Apophthegms for Women](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/237) The voice delivering the aphorisms, adopting a mocking, critical tone towards women. ### [238](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/238) Articulates the core argument against gender equality, positioning himself as a deep thinker who understands the 'necessity' of hierarchical and antagonistic relations between the sexes. ### [239](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/239) Delivers a polemical critique of modern woman and the democratic/industrial spirit, lamenting the loss of a terrifying, natural feminine ideal. ### [240](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/240) Offers a critical, psychological interpretation of Wagner's art and uses it to make a broader claim about the German national character. ### [Chapter 241](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/241) Identifies as a 'good European' who experiences temporary patriotic relapses. He overhears and reflects on the patriots' debate, concluding with a thought on the transfer of strength and intellectual depth between nations. ### [242](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/242) Analyzes the paradoxical outcomes of European democratization, predicting it will lead to a mediocritized herd and, simultaneously, the strongest possible exceptional individuals. ### [Chapter 243](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/243) Expresses a hopeful, forward-looking vision for humanity, identifying with 'good Europeans'. ### [On German Prose and the Art of Reading](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/246) Critiques German literary sensibilities and articulates the nuanced art of prose style, positioning himself as a sensitive reader. ### [249](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/249) Makes a sweeping, critical observation about national psychology and self-ignorance. ### [What Europe Owes to the Jews](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/250) Speaks as an 'artist among the spectators and philosophers,' expressing gratitude to the Jews for this profound cultural influence. ### [The European Problem and the Jewish Question](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/251) Confesses to briefly entertaining 'political' thoughts about the Jews due to the 'infected' German atmosphere, then delivers a lengthy, analytical assessment of Jewish strength and the potential for a new European aristocracy. ### [Chapter 254](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/254) Acts as the critical analyst of European cultures, diagnosing French strengths and German infirmities of taste, while positioning himself as a 'good European.' ### [Beyond Good and Evil: A Vision of Super-German Music](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/255) Expresses personal love for the South and critiques German music, envisioning a future, amoral 'super-German' music. ### [IX: What Is Noble?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/ix-what-is-noble) Acts as the primary philosophical voice, analyzing the origins of aristocracy, morality, and the concept of nobility. He critiques modern ideas and champions the 'will to power' as life's fundamental fact. ### [Corruption and the Aristocratic Foundation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/258) Analyzes the concept of corruption and the essential nature of a healthy aristocracy. ### [259](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/259) Argues forcefully for life as Will to Power and exploitation, calling for intellectual honesty about this 'fundamental fact of all history.' ### [Master-Morality and Slave-Morality](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/260) Presents the findings from a tour through moralities, revealing the two primary types and analyzing their characteristics. ### [261](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/261) Analyzes the psychological and historical roots of vanity, contrasting noble and slave mentalities. ### [The Rise and Fall of Aristocratic Morality](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/262) Acts as the analytical observer, dissecting the historical and social dynamics of aristocratic commonwealths and their moral decay. ### [The Instinct for Rank and the Test of Reverence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/263) Acts as the investigator of souls, describing the methods and significance of testing through the instinct for reverence. ### [The Inescapable Heritage: Ancestry and Race](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/264) Acts as the analytical voice diagnosing the inescapable influence of ancestry and critiquing modern education as a tool of deception. ### [The Egoism of the Noble Soul](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/265) Explicitly submits the argument about noble egoism, risking to displease 'innocent ears,' and articulates the perspective of the noble soul. ### [Chapter 266](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/266) Presents Goethe's quote without direct commentary, allowing it to stand as a provocative statement. ### [267](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/267) Critiques modern European civilization by comparing it to ancient Greek sensibilities. ### [On the Nature of Ignobleness and Shared Experience](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/268) Analyzes the linguistic and psychological foundations of commonality and ignobleness, critiquing Schopenhauer's concept. ### [The Psychologist's Burden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/269) Adopts the persona of a tormented psychologist, analyzing the ruin of higher men and the deceptive nature of public reverence with profound sympathy and contempt. ### [The Saint's Isolation: Purity as Profound Separation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/271) Analyzes the isolating nature of purity and the psychology of the saint, positioning the saint's pity as a potential impurity. ### [272](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/272) Presents the definition of noble character from a position of authority, outlining its core principles. ### [The Striver's Path: Means, Hindrances, and the Poison of Solitude](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/273) Presents the psychological analysis of the man striving for greatness, adopting a general, observational tone. ### [The Problem of Those Who Wait](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/274) Acts as the philosophical observer, analyzing the psychological and existential plight of those who wait in vain for their moment to act. ### [Chapter 275](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/275) Delivers the aphoristic observation on the psychology of judgment and self-betrayal. ### [Chapter 276](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/276) Presents the aphorism comparing the fragility of noble souls to the regenerative capacity of a lizard, versus the permanent loss in a man. ### [277](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/277) Voices the lament about the universal human experience of learning crucial lessons only after an endeavor is complete. ### [The Wanderer's Mask](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/278) Acts as the observer questioning the wanderer, offering hospitality and probing the wanderer's identity and desires. ### [279](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/279) Acts as the psychological observer, diagnosing the self-sabotaging behavior of the profoundly sad. ### [Chapter 280](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/280) Directly addresses and corrects a misunderstanding, arguing that going backward is a prelude to a great spring forward. ### [281](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/281) Engages in intense self-reflection, explicitly detailing his profound skepticism towards self-knowledge and his aversion to forming definite beliefs about himself, finding a sort of agreeable enigma in this condition. ### [Chapter 282](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/282) Acts as the observer and analyst, using the second-person 'you' and the collective 'we' to generalize the experience of the 'most spiritual of us' in a plebeian age. ### [On Praise and Misunderstanding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/283) Reflects on the personal cost and refined taste required for the 'luxury' of praising only where one disagrees, identifying as a recluse whose life is spoiled by simplistic misunderstandings. ### [284](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/284) Speaks in the first-person plural ('us', 'we'), prescribing the conduct and virtues of a higher type of person, likely the philosopher of the future or free spirit. ### [The Greatest Events and Thoughts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/285) Presents the core aphorism on the delayed comprehension of great events and thoughts, establishing a standard for ranking minds. ### [286](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/286) Presents the contrasting aphorism, setting up the dichotomy between exalted and downward-looking perspectives. ### [What is Noble?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/287) Directly poses the central question of the chapter ('What is noble?') and articulates the distinction between the need for nobility and the noble soul's inherent self-certainty. ### [The Masquerade of Intellect](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/288) Presents the psychological observation about the inevitability of intellect revealing itself and analyzes the social utility of masking it. ### [The Recluse's Philosophy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/289) Adopts the voice of a seasoned recluse to deliver a skeptical verdict on the possibility of any philosophy expressing ultimate truths, framing all written thought as a mask. ### [Chapter 290](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/290) Articulates the inner conflict of the deep thinker, positioning themselves as an observer of this psychological type. ### [Chapter 291](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/291) Presents the core argument about human nature and the invention of the good conscience. ### [The Philosopher as Storm and Portent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/292) Provides the psychological portrait of the philosopher, speaking from a place of intimate, perhaps autobiographical, knowledge. ### [On the Value of Sympathy and the Master's Nature](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/293) Delivers the critique of modern sympathy and prescribes 'gai saber' as an antidote. ### [The Olympian Vice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/294) Directly counters Hobbes, ranks philosophers by their laughter, and expresses personal belief about the gods' philosophical and mocking nature. ### [The Genius of the Heart: Dionysus as Philosopher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/295) Reveals himself as the 'last disciple and initiate' of Dionysus, offering to share the god's secret philosophy. He expresses horror at Dionysus's goals for humanity. ### [Alas! What Are You, After All, My Written and Painted Thoughts!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/296) Reflects melancholically on the process of writing and painting thoughts, seeing it as an act of immortalizing only what is already spent and losing its vitality. ### [From the Heights](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/chapters/from-the-heights) The solitary speaker undergoing a profound transformation at the 'midday of life,' wrestling with self-alienation and the loss of old companions while seeking new ones from his isolated heights. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/characters/narrator_unknown - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/beyond_good_and_evil_se/characters