If I Had a Father · Character
Daddy Longlegs
A character, possibly an elderly man or a nickname, with a small role.
minor
Also known as old Daddy Longlegs, Old Daddy Longlegs, Daddy
First appearance: act i
Daddy Longlegs's tie to Bill is one of the pressures that moves If I Had a Father—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Bill (psychological): Bill has an obsessive, almost paranoid fixation on Daddy Longlegs, viewing him as a rival or threat. With Bill (psychological): Bill has an obsessive, almost paranoid fixation on Daddy…
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See Daddy Longlegs in act iCharacter Web
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Relationship types
- Psychological
- Other
Character groups
- Minor supporting males
- Central complex characters
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Open in readerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
This is the dramatic climax because Sir Walter Gervaise’s confession—"I am his father"—reverses the entire emo…
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- Bill
psychological · negative
Bill has an obsessive, almost paranoid fixation on Daddy Longlegs, viewing him as a rival… How this plays out →
- Bill
psychological · negative
Bill has an obsessive, almost paranoid fixation on Daddy Longlegs, viewing him as a rival… How this plays out →
- Bill
psychological · negative
Bill has an obsessive, almost paranoid fixation on Daddy Longlegs, viewing him as a rival… How this plays out →
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See Daddy Longlegs in act i