# Michael Brady — The Luck of Barry Lyndon character guide

> Michael Brady in The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mick, honest Mick, Mick Brady, Brady, Master Mick, Mr. Mick

**First appearance:** 0002-i-my-pedigree-and-family-undergo-the-influence-of-the-tender-passion

## Who they are

Barry's uncle and the Bradys' threadbare squire, a decent man whose small estate and smaller prospects make his nephew's grand airs both comic and dangerous.

## Relationships

### [Ulick Brady](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/characters/ulick_brady)

_family_

Michael Brady and Ulick Brady are father and son, with Michael scheming to improve the family's fortunes through Nora's marriage.

### [Ulick Brady](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/characters/ulick_brady)

_family_

Michael Brady and Ulick Brady are father and son, with Michael scheming to improve the family's fortunes through Nora's marriage.

## In the story

### [My Pedigree and Family—Undergo the Influence of the Tender Passion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/chapters/i-my-pedigree-and-family-undergo-the-influence-of-the-tender-passion)

Barry's uncle, who provides lodging for the widow and son at Castle Brady but is dominated by his wife.

### [II: I Show Myself to Be a Man of Spirit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/chapters/ii-i-show-myself-to-be-a-man-of-spirit)

Angrily rebukes Barry for interfering with Nora and Quin, threatens to have Nick the huntsman flog him.

### [IV: In Which Barry Takes a Near View of Military Glory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_luck_of_barry_lyndon_se/chapters/iv-in-which-barry-takes-a-near-view-of-military-glory)

Mentioned as part of the scheme to keep Quin from deserting until the marriage was completed.

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