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Leaves of Grass · Character

Adam

Biblical first man, symbol of primal humanity and innocence.

minor

First appearance: song of myself

Adam's tie to Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Leaves of Grass—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Symbolic progenitor representing the origin of human sexuality and the body.
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With Narrator (psychological): Adam is a primal, archetypal figure representing innocence and the beginning of human consciousness, with…

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Character Web

4 connections

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NANarratorMCMy CaptainLOLoELElevesADAdam

Relationship types

  • Psychological
  • Other

Character groups

  • Historical and Symbolic Personages
  • Protagonist
  • National and Mythic Archetypes

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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Relationships

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