Calvary · Character

My Father

A notary, mayor, and pillar of Saint-Michel who could not see a living creature without wanting to kill it.

supporting

Also known as father

First appearance: I

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Takes mother to Paris to consult physicians; described as squatted behind shrubbery with a musket; attempts to manage the household during her illness.

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Respected for his income and his honors, the elder Mintié kept a rifle by the door and abandoned clients mid-meal to stalk a titmouse. His mania for killing cats and birds is the narrator's earliest education in the strange appetites that hide beneath respectable surfaces. This gentle, murderous father casts a long shadow over the son's adult obsessions, and the novel's childhood chapters are unthinkable without him.

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Family
Social
Rivalry
Other

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Core family and intimates
Extended community and minor roles
Protagonist

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Relationships

My Mother
family · ambivalent
My Father and My Mother are married, but their relationship is strained by secrets and… How this plays out →
Jean-François-Marie-Mintié
social · positive
Lirat
rivalry · negative
Juliette Roux
family · ambivalent
Jean-François-Marie-Mintié
social · positive
Juliette Roux
family · ambivalent
Lirat
rivalry · negative
My Mother
family · ambivalent
My Father and My Mother are married, but their relationship is strained by secrets and… How this plays out →

My Mother
My Father and My Mother are married, but their relationship is strained by secrets and external pressures.
Jean-François-Marie-Mintié
Jean-François-Marie-Mintié knows My Father socially, possibly as a neighbor or colleague.
Lirat
Lirat and My Father are in conflict, likely over family loyalty or control of resources.
Juliette Roux
Juliette Roux and My Father share a father-daughter relationship, though it is distant and fraught with unspoken tension.
Jean-François-Marie-Mintié
Jean-François-Marie-Mintié knows My Father socially, possibly as a neighbor or colleague.
Juliette Roux
Juliette Roux and My Father share a father-daughter relationship, though it is distant and fraught with unspoken tension.
Lirat
Lirat and My Father are in conflict, likely over family loyalty or control of resources.
My Mother
My Father and My Mother are married, but their relationship is strained by secrets and external pressures.

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