# The Narrator (Two Temples: First) — Short Fiction character guide

> The Narrator (Two Temples: First) in Short Fiction by Herman Melville.

**Role:** minor

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

**First appearance:** 0060-temple-first

## Who they are

A man who is turned away from a wealthy church and finds solace in a theater.

## In the story

### [The Two Temples](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/chapters/the-two-temples)

The narrator, a poor but earnest visitor, is denied entry to a fashionable London church due to his shabby coat.

### [Temple First](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/chapters/temple-first)

The humble worshipper who is turned away from the church and later sneaks into the tower.

### [Temple First](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/chapters/temple-first)

The narrator who describes his experience of being excluded and then trapped in the church.

### [Temple Second](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/chapters/temple-second)

The narrator, a penniless and friendless physician, wanders London on a Saturday night and eventually enters a theatre.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/chapters/endnotes)

Associated with the rejected 'Two Temples' manuscript discussed in the editor's letter.

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