Travel Essays · Character
Father Michael
A monk at the Trappist monastery of Our Lady of the Snows.
minor
Also known as The Monks Father Michael, Father
First appearance: Our Lady of the Snows
Father Michael's tie to The Priest is one of the pressures that moves Travel Essays—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The Father Hospitaller, a pleasant and gracious man of about thirty-five, who receives the narrator and gives him a glass of liqueur.
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- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Camisard and Religious Figures
- Protagonist
- Scottish and French Figures
- Scottish and Cheerful Acquaintances
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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Father Michael and The Priest are fellow clergy, working together in religious duties. How this plays out →
- The Priest
professional · positive
Father Michael and The Priest are fellow clergy, working together in religious duties. How this plays out →
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