War and Peace · Character
the old merchant
Also known as Daddy
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 310
There is a gentleness about this old man, softened by a deep tenderness when he speaks of family. Beside a globe, he has the patient air of a teacher who can make a faraway world feel close.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- elderly
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 310
- Books
- 1
The old merchant is remembered as a convict who weeps when speaking of his family, revealing the tenderness beneath his hardship. In another recollection, he is a kindly old teacher in Switzerland, showing geography on a globe. These glimpses leave him defined by homesickness, warmth, and the generosity of someone who once taught others to look beyond their immediate world.
Description
He is elderly, and described as kindly, but the text gives no specific account of his build, complexion, hair, eyes, facial features, or clothing. A globe is associated with him in the recollection of his teaching in Switzerland; it is a contextual object, not part of his appearance.
Story so far
BOOK 1War and Peace
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