# The Narrator (The Lightning-Rod Man) — Short Fiction character guide

> The Narrator (The Lightning-Rod Man) in Short Fiction by Herman Melville.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Unknown, the man, this man

**First appearance:** 0017-the-lightning-rod-man

## Who they are

A homeowner who argues with a lightning-rod salesman during a storm.

## In the story

### [The Lightning-Rod Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/chapters/the-lightning-rod-man)

The homeowner, who stands on his hearthstone during the storm. He is calm, witty, and defiant, mocking the salesman's claims and asserting his faith in divine protection.

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