# Father Goriot — Father Goriot character guide

> Father Goriot in Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Goriot, Jean-Joachim Goriot, Old Father Goriot

**First appearance:** 0001-father-goriot

## Who they are

Retired vermicelli maker who sacrifices everything for his two ungrateful daughters, living in poverty at the Maison Vauquer.

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