# Emile — A Vindication of the Rights of Woman character guide

> Emile in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Emilius

**First appearance:** 0005-iii

## Who they are

Fictional pupil in Rousseau's Emile, representing male education.

## In the story

### [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_vindication_of_the_rights_of_woman_se/chapters/v)

Rousseau's male counterpart to Sophia, referenced in the context of marital authority and the 'order of nature.'

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