# Comte de Sérizy — A Start in Life character guide

> Comte de Sérizy in A Start in Life by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Monsieur le Comte, Monsieur de Sérizy, de Sérizy, Monsieur le Comte de Sérizy, Monseigneur, Monseigneur the Comte de Sérizy

**First appearance:** 0001-a-start-in-life

## Snapshot

A grand nobleman whose presence on the road lends the journey its aura of rank, patronage, and unspoken social distance.

## Who they are

The Comte de Sérizy moves in the highest circles, and his very name commands deference from coachmen and provincials alike. His travels intersect with the humbler passengers in ways that expose the gulf between aristocratic ease and the anxious striving of those below. For Oscar, he represents the glittering world to which the boy aspires, and the peril of presuming too near it.

## In the story

### [A Start in Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_start_in_life_se/chapters/a-start-in-life)

A noble passenger traveling to Presles, who listens to the travelers' stories and is addressed by Pierrotin.

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