# Merrival — The Last Man character guide

> Merrival in The Last Man by Mary Shelley.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-the-last-man

## Who they are

An astronomer who remains absorbed in his studies even as the world collapses around him.

## Links

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