# Michael — Short Fiction character guide

> Michael in Short Fiction by E. M. Forster.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** III, Micky, III Micky

**First appearance:** 0001-i

## Who they are

A successful author and gentle father who watches his family drift from him even as he tries, with careful kindness, to hold them close.

## Relationships

### [Harold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/characters/harold)

_family_

Harold and Michael are likely brothers or close relatives, with a familiar and possibly supportive bond.

### [Janet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/characters/janet)

_romantic_

Janet and Michael are lovers or romantic partners, with a deep emotional connection.

### [Harold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/characters/harold)

_family_

Harold and Michael are likely brothers or close relatives, with a familiar and possibly supportive bond.

## In the story

### [The Point of It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/chapters/the-point-of-it)

A young man whose athletic vigor and later decline illustrate the chapter's central conflict between life's energy and its eventual decay.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/chapters/i)

Harold's friend, initially encouraging, later regrets pushing him too hard.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/chapters/ii)

Protagonist reflecting on his life from youth to old age; recalls Harold's death, marries Janet, works at the British Museum, writes essays, and dies after overhearing his children's criticism.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/chapters/iii)

Micky is the central figure, experiencing a vision of Hell and a subsequent salvation.

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