# The Narrator (Billy Budd) — Short Fiction character guide

> The Narrator (Billy Budd) in Short Fiction by Herman Melville.

**Role:** major

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

**First appearance:** 0029-billy-budd-foretopman

## Who they are

The third-person narrator who tells the story of Billy Budd and Captain Vere.

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