Darkness Visible (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: William Golding
- First Published: 1979
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Moral
- Time of Work: After World War II
- Setting: London and Greenfield, England; and Australia
- Genres: Long fiction, Parable
- Subjects: 1950’s, Self-discovery, Murder or homicide, Sin or Original sin, 1940’s, Spiritual life or spirituality, England or English people, Christianity, London, Corruption, Disabilities or physically challenged persons, Terrorism or terrorists, Martyrs or martyrdom, Australia or Australians, Explosions or explosives, Munitions
- Locales: London, England, Australia
Characters Discussed
Matty “Septimus” Windrave, also called Windrove or Windgrave, the protagonist, a branded victim of the London firebombing. His past a blank slate, his body horribly burned, and his mind psychologically scarred, Matty Windrave remains an outcast throughout his life because of his monstrous condition—a limp, a two-toned face, a half-bald skull, and a ghastly ear. At the Foundlings School at Greenfield, despite his high-minded craving for knowledge, he is rejected by schoolmasters and classmates alike, a rejection that leads to his quest for spiritual...
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