# Roaring Harry Barry — The Luck of Barry Lyndon character guide

> Roaring Harry Barry in The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Roaring Harry, Harry Barry, Harry

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

## Who they are

Barry's legendary father, a reckless Irish gentleman killed in a duel.

## 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 deceased father, a spendthrift and bankrupt, remembered by Mrs. Barry as a 'saint' but by others as a sinner.

### [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)

Barry's father, whose dueling sword and pistols are displayed; his legacy inspires Barry.

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