![]() Jean-Baptiste’s Basic Argument and Solution But before we dissect the man, let’s look at what the man has to say. Lucky for you, we’ll talk about all of these. He’s a philosopher, an arguer, and an egotist. Among others, Jean-Baptiste is God, a prophet, a demon, the devil, the Pope, Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, Adam, Dante, and Virgil. ![]() He is admittedly a play-actor, and man oh man does he play a lot of roles. He’s teaching you, but he’s also deceiving you. But who is Jean-Baptiste Clamence? Well, depending on which scholar you ask, Jean-Baptiste is any one of a number of things. ![]() He tells you the story of how he went from being a super-successful lawyer to the sketchy guy helping you order gin in a seedy bar in Amsterdam’s red-light district. Jean-Baptiste is the main character and narrator of The Fall. ![]()
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