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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- Psychological
- Other
Character groups
- Historical and Symbolic Personages
- Protagonist
- National and Mythic Archetypes
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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Adam appears across 5 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- Children of Adam
- Spontaneous Me
- Ages and Ages Returning at Intervals
- As Adam Early in the Morning
- O Vast Rondure
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