Lautréamont's Maldoror: Translated by Alexis Lykiard | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Maldororappears in throughout - This character has completely rejected God, religion, and morality. This person freely gives into sadistic and perverse instincts.

Godappears in throughout - This character tries to convince people to live morally, but often acts harshly.

The Grave-Diggerappears in Book I, Stanza 12 - This character lives in Norway, and the person's line of work gives sufficient time to consider the afterlife.

The Female Sharkappears in Book II, Stanza 13 - This character eats the men who died during a shipwreck.

The Fish-Manappears in Book IV, Stanza 7 - This...
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