# Bulloch — Penguin Island character guide

> Bulloch in Penguin Island by Anatole France.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the monk Bulloch

**First appearance:** 0029-iv-letters

## Who they are

A monk appearing in the medieval narrative.

## In the story

### [III: Setting Bounds to the Fields and the Origin of Property](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/penguin_island_se/chapters/iii-setting-bounds-to-the-fields-and-the-origin-of-property)

The monk who rationalizes the murder and land seizure as the foundation of property, law, and civilization, and is considered the creator of civil law in Penguinia.

### [IV: The First Assembly of the Estates of Penguinia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/penguin_island_se/chapters/iv-the-first-assembly-of-the-estates-of-penguinia)

Advises Maël on the necessity of a census and praises Morio's speech.

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