Study Guide

Silence Characters

By Shusaku Endo

Father Sebastien Rodrigues spends the bulk of Silence in a mad downward spiral. This once...

He's a tricky one, old Kichijiro. On the one hand, this dude proves himself to be utterly...

We'd like to suggest that Silence might be more accurately titled Silence III: The Search for...

Before he came to Japan, Rodrigues heard horror stories about Inoue, magistrate of...

We all have a friend like Father Garrpe. He's that guy or gal who seems to be a better version of...

Rodrigues's Japanese interpreter isn't exactly fond of the Catholic Church. Though he's a bit of...

Oh, Mokichi and Ichizo, we hardly knew ye. Come to think of it, we never actually knew you guys...