Idriss Character Analysis in A Little Life

Idriss is Willem’s therapist. When Idriss tries to get Willem to talk about the issues he’s having with his sex life, Willem realizes he doesn’t want to think about his relationship with Jude as a series of problems he needs to fix—instead, he wants to think of their relationship as something that works despite its problems.

Idriss Character Timeline in A Little Life

The timeline below shows where the character Idriss appears in A Little Life. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

Lately, Willem has started to lose faith in therapy. His “shrink” of many years now, Idriss, tries to get him to talk about his sex life. But Willem realizes he doesn’t... (full context)

...and reads for an hour instead. Willem smiles at first, but then he hears Dr. Idriss’s voice in his head: how does Willem feel about Jude not doing the thing he... (full context)

...to slip back into his old habit of seeing Jude as inherently fixable. He knows Idriss would tell him he’s “dreaming of miracles,” but isn’t all of life a miracle? Willem... (full context)