# Lo — The Book of Jade character guide

> Lo in The Book of Jade by David Park Barnitz.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-part-i-parfait-amour

## Who they are

A named figure, possibly a lover or muse, appearing in the poetic sections.

## Relationships

### [the Absolute](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_jade_se/characters/the_absolute)

_psychological_

Lo seeks to merge with the Absolute, a journey of spiritual dissolution and ultimate union.

### [Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_jade_se/characters/death)

_rivalry_

Death is the final obstacle Lo must overcome or embrace on the path to the Absolute.

### [Brahma](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_jade_se/characters/brahma)

_psychological_

Brahma is a cosmic guide or principle that Lo encounters on the spiritual journey toward the Absolute.

### [Lili](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_jade_se/characters/lili)

_romantic_

Lili is a fleeting, seductive figure who tempts Lo with worldly beauty and distraction from the spiritual quest.

## In the story

### [Mais Moi Je Vis La Vie en Rouge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_jade_se/chapters/part-i-mais-moi-je-vis-la-vie-en-rouge)

Mary is the beloved figure, described with amethyst eyes, red wine lips, and golden hair, embodying the passionate 'life in red.'

### [Louanges d’Elle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_jade_se/chapters/part-i-louanges-d-elle)

Implied as the beloved addressed in the poem, described as a 'Dear European angel' with qualities from France, Italy, Athens, and Paris.

### [Hélas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_jade_se/chapters/part-i-h-las)

Implied as the Muse or beloved figure who promised riches and led the speaker to Irem.

### [Evening Song](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_jade_se/chapters/part-i-evening-song)

The beloved whose face, hair, mouth, and breasts are described as surpassing stars, moon, and even God.

### [Aubade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_jade_se/chapters/part-i-aubade)

Addressed in the speaker's exclamation of desolation.

### [Nocturne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_jade_se/chapters/part-i-nocturne)

The beloved addressed throughout the poem, invited to journey to a dreamlike land.

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

A bystander who explains the Absolute's ignorance and vanity to the narrator.

### [Song of India](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_book_of_jade_se/chapters/part-ii-song-of-india)

Zulaikha is addressed as the beloved, embodying exotic beauty and sensual escape.

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