# The Narrator (Rich Man's Crumbs) — Short Fiction character guide

> The Narrator (Rich Man's Crumbs) in Short Fiction by Herman Melville.

**Role:** minor

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

**First appearance:** 0015-picture-second-rich-man-s-crumbs

## Who they are

A man who attends a Guildhall feast and later sees the poor scavenging.

## In the story

### [Picture Second: Rich Man's Crumbs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/chapters/picture-second-rich-man-s-crumbs)

The narrator recounts his visit to London and his harrowing experience at the Guildhall Charity, where he is caught in a violent mob of beggars.

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