Narrative role sorts fictional characters by the part they play in a story, such as protagonist, narrator or sidekick. Wikipedia describes Sherlock Holmes as "a fictional detective" who refers to himself as a "consulting detective," a role distinct from the friend and biographer who narrates most of his stories. This dimension groups characters who serve the same kind of narrative function.
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1. Picaresque Novel (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia)Picaresque novel, lead section, Lazarillo de Tormes origin sentence (character)Quote, Picaresque novel, lead section, Lazarillo de Tormes origin sentence (character)
The picaresque genre began with the Spanish novel Lazarillo de Tormes (1554), which was published anonymously during the Spanish Golden Age because of its anticlerical content.
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