The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner · Character
Gil-Martin
A stranger of shifting face and unnerving intimacy who attaches himself to Robert Wringhim, flattering every dark impulse as divine purpose.
major
Also known as Gil
First appearance: Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Sinner: Written by Himself
As a major figure in The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Gil-Martin is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Robert's mysterious double who appears to be a supernatural tempter, encouraging his worst impulses and leading him to commit crimes.
Gil-Martin enters Robert's life as a companion who seems to know him before being introduced, matching his religious fervour with an unsettling eagerness to approve it. He can resemble whomever he chooses, and his counsel always bends toward certainty, election, and the removal of obstacles. Whether he is devil, delusion, or something stranger, his hold over Robert drives the middle of the book toward acts the reader dreads and cannot look away from.
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- Psychological
- Other
Character groups
- Supernatural and educational influences
- Colwan family circle
- Supporting cast and narrators
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- Breaking point
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psychological · negative
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