The Name of the Rose | Characters
The narrator of The Name of The Rose is Adso of Melk, a young novice at the time of the events he relates, an old man by the time he records those events. There is a naive, ingenuous quality to Adso the novice. His mind is open, his heart vulnerable, and his soul pure. He, like William, is curious in a disinterested, honest way. Allied with no faction, Adso is devoid of the prejudices of many of the older characters. He also lacks the patience of many of the other characters. Unlike William, who repeatedly stresses his own limitations and indebtedness to God for all learning and...
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