Character Sketch of PARSON ADAMS | 'Joseph Andrews'

Henry Fielding's novel 'Joseph Andrews' is one of the most popular and widely read novels. In this novel, Fielding has created a very fantastic and wonderful character namely Parson Adams. Parson Adams is such an interesting character as can never be forgotten or ignored by the readers. His outward appearance, his physical abilities, his classical learnings, his forgetfulness and his little trivial follies - all these things combine to make him the centre of interest. That is why, the learned critics are bound and compelled to say that Joseph may be the centre of the plot but Parson Adams is the centre of interest. Parson Adams is a poor Parson. He holds three chapelries in his charge. He lives in the parsonage of Sir Thomas Booby. He looks at his parishioners as his children. He is an honest and dutiful Parson. He performs his duties very seriously. He preaches his parishioners and delivers lectures in his churches on Sundays. He takes delight in performing his duties.