The History of Mr. Polly · Character
Morrison
A colleague of Mr. Polly at Garvace's.
minor
Also known as old Morrison
First appearance: i beginnings and the bazaar
Morrison shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A pious improver in the dormitory, leads a religious life, washes the junior apprentice's feet, represents a moral counterpoint to the Three Ps.
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In III: A pious improver in the dormitory, leads a religious life, washes the junior apprentice's feet, represents a moral counterpoint to the Three Ps. Later, in The Dismissal of Parsons: Ordered by Mr. Garvace to…
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- Closing
Mr. Polly reaches his emotional and psychological peak here by embracing suicide as a liberating act, experien…
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See Morrison in i beginnings and the bazaar