Moses, Man of the Mountain (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)

At a glance:

  • Author: Zora Neale Hurston
  • First Published: 1939
  • Type of Work: Novel
  • Type of Plot: Allegory
  • Time of Work: Biblical times, during the Exodus
  • Setting: Egypt and the wilderness around Mount Sinai
  • Genres: Long fiction
  • Subjects: African Americans
  • Locales: Egypt

Characters Discussed

Moses, an Egyptian prince who leads the enslaved Hebrews out of Egypt. A great soldier and the most powerful magician in the land, he also possesses great wisdom and an understanding of psychology. He is a born leader, but he has no ambition for power or glory. For a period of more than fifty years, Moses gives up what could be a happy and comfortable existence with his wife and family and repeatedly refuses to reign as a crowned and jeweled king, so that he can serve God and teach the Hebrews to rule themselves under God’s laws.

Pharaoh Ta-Phar,...

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