# R⸺ — The Journal of a Disappointed Man character guide

> R⸺ in The Journal of a Disappointed Man by W. N. P. Barbellion.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** old R⸺, Dear old R⸺

**First appearance:** 0003-part-i-at-home

## Who they are

One of the diarist's closest companions, remembered with the tender epithet 'dear old R⸺' and woven through the early entries of rambles, mischief, and shared boyhood.

## Relationships

### [Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/mother)

_family_

Mother and R⸺ are likely parent and child, with a nurturing but occasionally tense relationship.

## In the story

### [Part II: In London](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/chapters/part-ii-in-london)

Bursts in with a sardonic smile and asks about Barbellion's soul.

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