# Unknown Narrator — The Pursuit of God character guide

> Unknown Narrator in The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** myself, Thou

**First appearance:** 0003-the-pursuit-of-god

## Snapshot

A restless seeker who discovers that every hunger for God began with God's own prior pursuit, and now must follow hard after what first followed him.

## Who they are

He speaks as a soul in motion, praying in the first person and addressing God as 'Thou,' a pilgrim who has grown suspicious of a faith that leaves the heart neither hungry nor thirsty. His tension is the paradox of prevenient grace: he cannot claim credit for seeking, yet he must still rise and pursue, since God's drawing and his following are not rivals but one motion. His longing sets the book's early arc, turning doctrine into desire and mapping the interior journey from the outer court toward the Holy of Holies.

## Relationships

### [The Godhead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/the_godhead)

_psychological_

The Godhead is the object of the narrator's intense spiritual seeking and contemplation, driving the narrative's inward journey.

### [Jesus Christ](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/jesus_christ)

_psychological_

Jesus Christ serves as the central mediator and focus of the narrator's devotional pursuit and personal transformation.

### [Abraham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/abraham)

_psychological_

Abraham's faith journey is used by the narrator as a primary example of the pursuit of God.

### [Self](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/self)

_psychological_

The self is the internal subject of the narrator's introspection, representing the human soul in its quest for God.

### [Frederick Faber](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/frederick_faber)

_professional_

Frederick Faber is a hymn writer and theologian whose works are quoted by the narrator to express deep spiritual longing.

### [Levi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/characters/levi)

_professional_

Levi represents the priestly tribe, used by the narrator to illustrate the concept of spiritual consecration.

## In the story

### [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/chapters/epigraph)

The speaker of the verse, representing the collective voice of those who seek to know the Lord.

### [The Pursuit of God](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/chapters/the-pursuit-of-god)

The narrator speaks from the perspective of the seeking soul, expressing the deep inward thirst for God.

### [I: Following Hard After God](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/chapters/i-following-hard-after-god)

The narrator speaks as a Christian teacher, encouraging readers to pursue God with holy desire and critiquing the shallow religious practices of the age.

### [III: Removing the Veil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/chapters/iii-removing-the-veil)

The narrator addresses the reader as 'brethren' and speaks from a pastoral perspective, guiding thirsty souls toward God.

### [IV: Apprehending God](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/chapters/iv-apprehending-god)

The narrator speaks as a Christian teacher, urging readers to move from inferential faith to direct, experiential knowledge of God.

### [V: The Universal Presence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/chapters/v-the-universal-presence)

The narrator reflects on the universal presence of God and the human failure to recognize it, urging readers to pursue a deeper awareness.

### [Restoring the Creator-Creature Relation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pursuit_of_god_se/chapters/viii-restoring-the-creator-creature-relation)

The narrator reflects on the necessity of restoring the Creator-creature relation and urges the reader to exalt God above all.

## Links

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