# Grey Man — The Village character guide

> Grey Man in The Village by Ivan Bunin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Grey Man

**First appearance:** 0001-the-village

## Who they are

A mysterious figure, possibly symbolic or a stranger.

## Relationships

### [Tikhon Ilitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_village_se/characters/tikhon_ilitch)

_psychological_

The Grey Man is a mysterious, ominous presence that haunts Tikhon, representing guilt and fear.

### [Tikhon Ilitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_village_se/characters/tikhon_ilitch)

_psychological_

The Grey Man is a mysterious, ominous presence that haunts Tikhon, representing guilt and fear.

### [Tikhon Ilitch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_village_se/characters/tikhon_ilitch)

_psychological_

The Grey Man is a mysterious, ominous presence that haunts Tikhon, representing guilt and fear.

## In the story

### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_village_se/chapters/part-i-xx)

His family is mentioned; Tikhon feels pity for their poverty and darkness.

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