# Adam — Verses on Various Occasions character guide

> Adam in Verses on Various Occasions by John Henry Newman.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0025-xxiii-the-brand-of-cain

## Who they are

First man, referenced in poems about original sin.

## In the story

### [Wanderings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/xxxiii-wanderings)

Referenced as the one who lost Eden's sacred shade for a fierce joy, paralleling the narrator's experience.

### [XL: The Haven](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/xl-the-haven)

Referenced in 'Adam's peace' as the original state of rest.

### [LXXI: Messina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/lxxi-messina)

Referenced as the source of shared human sympathy: 'sympathy with Adam’s race'.

### [The Religion of Cain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/xcvi-the-religion-of-cain)

Adam is referenced as the father of Cain, 'Adam's eldest born'.

### [CXX: The Married and the Single](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/cxx-the-married-and-the-single)

Referenced as the origin of marriage when Eve was created from his side.

### [§ 5](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/5)

Referenced as the first man whose fall necessitated the coming of the second Adam, Christ.

### [§ 7](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/7)

Referenced in the plea 'Come back again, ye sons of Adam,' highlighting human mortality.

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