# Rudolph Bloom — Ulysses character guide

> Rudolph Bloom in Ulysses by James Joyce.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Rudolph Bloom, Bloom, Rudolph, old Methusalem Bloom

**First appearance:** 0005-iv

## Who they are

Bloom's deceased father, who committed suicide.

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