# The Narrator (Benito Cereno) — Short Fiction character guide

> The Narrator (Benito Cereno) in Short Fiction by Herman Melville.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Unknown, the man, this man

**First appearance:** 0023-benito-cereno

## Who they are

The third-person narrator who recounts the events on the San Dominick.

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