# Pierrotin — A Start in Life character guide

> Pierrotin in A Start in Life by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Monsieur Pierrotin, Consequently Pierrotin, Monsieur de Pierrotin, Poor Pierrotin

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

## Snapshot

A veteran coachman of the l'Isle-Adam route, shrewd, garrulous, and quietly amused by the social pretensions of his passengers.

## Who they are

Pierrotin, forty and a family man, inherited his father's coucou and runs it with military punctuality and a flexible conscience about booking rules. He respects rank, humors women, and regards travelers as so much freight, yet his mobile face and gift of gab make him an acute observer of every vanity aboard. As the driver ferrying Oscar and his fellow passengers toward Presles, he is both comic chorus and witness to the small dramas of the road.

## Relationships

### [Oscar Husson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_start_in_life_se/characters/oscar_husson)

_professional_

Pierrotin is the coach driver who frequently transports Oscar, acting as a professional acquaintance and occasional confidant.

### [Georges Marest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_start_in_life_se/characters/georges_marest)

_social_

Georges Marest and Pierrotin interact frequently as fellow travelers on the coach, with Marest often condescending toward Pierrotin.

### [Madame Clapart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_start_in_life_se/characters/madame_clapart)

_social_

Madame Clapart frequently engages Pierrotin to convey messages and watch over Oscar, treating him as a trusted intermediary.

### [Monsieur Moreau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_start_in_life_se/characters/monsieur_moreau)

_professional_

Monsieur Moreau and Pierrotin have a business-like relationship, with Moreau using Pierrotin's coach services and exchanging news.

### [Old Léger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_start_in_life_se/characters/old_leger)

_social_

Old Léger is a regular passenger on Pierrotin's coach, sharing gossip and local news with the driver.

### [Mistigris](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_start_in_life_se/characters/mistigris)

_friendship_

Mistigris, a young artist, is a cheerful and loyal companion to Pierrotin, often riding with him for amusement.

### [Oscar Husson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_start_in_life_se/characters/oscar_husson)

_professional_

Pierrotin is the coach driver who frequently transports Oscar, acting as a professional acquaintance and occasional confidant.

### [Oscar Husson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_start_in_life_se/characters/oscar_husson)

_professional_

Pierrotin is the coach driver who frequently transports Oscar, acting as a professional acquaintance and occasional confidant.

### [Madame Clapart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_start_in_life_se/characters/madame_clapart)

_social_

Madame Clapart frequently engages Pierrotin to convey messages and watch over Oscar, treating him as a trusted intermediary.

### [Georges Marest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_start_in_life_se/characters/georges_marest)

_social_

Georges Marest and Pierrotin interact frequently as fellow travelers on the coach, with Marest often condescending toward Pierrotin.

### [Monsieur Moreau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_start_in_life_se/characters/monsieur_moreau)

_professional_

Monsieur Moreau and Pierrotin have a business-like relationship, with Moreau using Pierrotin's coach services and exchanging news.

### [Madame Clapart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_start_in_life_se/characters/madame_clapart)

_social_

Madame Clapart frequently engages Pierrotin to convey messages and watch over Oscar, treating him as a trusted intermediary.

## In the story

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

The coach driver, anxious about paying for his new coach and hoping for tips from his passengers.

## Links

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