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The Path to Rome · Character

Father

A priest or paternal figure addressed by the narrator.

minor

First appearance: the path to rome

Father's tie to Ruth is one of the pressures that moves The Path to Rome—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Ruth (family): Father and Ruth have frequent interactions, indicating a close familial bond, likely parent-child. With Ruth (family): Father and Ruth have frequent interactions, indicating a close familial bond,…

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Character Web

7 connections

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UNUnknownRURuthMBMr. Benjamin F…DEDevilMHMr. Hard LectorFAFather

Relationship types

  • Family
  • Other

Character groups

  • Narrator and Direct Interlocutors
  • Protagonist
  • Diverse Encountered Figures

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Breaking pointSetupClimax
  • Setup
  • Breaking point

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Relationships

  • Ruth

    family · positive

    Father and Ruth have frequent interactions, indicating a close familial bond, likely… How this plays out →

  • Ruth

    family · positive

    Father and Ruth have frequent interactions, indicating a close familial bond, likely… How this plays out →

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