The Golden Compass
Introduction + Context
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Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three
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All Themes Childhood, Innocence, and Maturation Humanity, Identity, and the Soul Religion, Politics, and Control Truth, Lies, and Morality Destiny vs. Free Will
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All Characters Lyra Mrs. Coulter Iorek Byrnison Pan Lord Asriel Lee Scoresby Roger Farder Coram Serafina Pekkala John Faa Iofur Raknison Tony Makarios The Master Dr. Grumman Ma Costa Kaisa The Gobblers The Palmerian Professor The Golden Monkey Tony Costa Jerry
Terms
All Terms Dæmon Gyptian
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The Golden Compass

by

Philip Pullman
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The Golden Monkey Character Analysis

Mrs. Coulter's dæmon; a small golden-colored monkey with luxurious fur. The narrator never gives the monkey's name. Unlike most dæmons, the monkey seems to be able to stray from Mrs. Coulter's side. He reflects Mrs. Coulter's cruel and unfeeling nature when he hurts children's dæmons, and seems simply curious about the results of his actions.

The Golden Monkey Quotes in The Golden Compass

The The Golden Compass quotes below are all either spoken by The Golden Monkey or refer to The Golden Monkey. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Childhood, Innocence, and Maturation Theme Icon
).
Chapter Four Quotes

Mrs. Coulter came into the bathroom to wash Lyra's hair, and she didn't rub and scrape like Mrs. Lonsdale either. She was gentle. Pantalaimon watched with powerful curiosity until Mrs. Coulter looked at him, and he knew what she meant and turned away, averting his eyes modestly from these feminine mysteries as the golden monkey was doing. He had never had to look away from Lyra before.

Related Characters: Lyra, Mrs. Coulter, Pan, The Golden Monkey, Mrs. Lonsdale
Childhood, Innocence, and Maturation Theme Icon
Humanity, Identity, and the Soul Theme Icon
Truth, Lies, and Morality Theme Icon
Page Number: 77
Explanation and Analysis:
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The Golden Monkey Quotes in The Golden Compass

The The Golden Compass quotes below are all either spoken by The Golden Monkey or refer to The Golden Monkey. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Childhood, Innocence, and Maturation Theme Icon
).
Chapter Four Quotes

Mrs. Coulter came into the bathroom to wash Lyra's hair, and she didn't rub and scrape like Mrs. Lonsdale either. She was gentle. Pantalaimon watched with powerful curiosity until Mrs. Coulter looked at him, and he knew what she meant and turned away, averting his eyes modestly from these feminine mysteries as the golden monkey was doing. He had never had to look away from Lyra before.

Related Characters: Lyra, Mrs. Coulter, Pan, The Golden Monkey, Mrs. Lonsdale
Childhood, Innocence, and Maturation Theme Icon
Humanity, Identity, and the Soul Theme Icon
Truth, Lies, and Morality Theme Icon
Page Number: 77
Explanation and Analysis:
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