Against the Grain · Character
Auguste Langlois
Friend who lends Des Esseintes a tortoise encrusted with jewels.
minor
Also known as Auguste
First appearance: v
Auguste Langlois's tie to Des Esseintes is one of the pressures that moves Against the Grain—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A young boy Des Esseintes attempted to corrupt into becoming a murderer.
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With Des Esseintes (professional): Auguste Langlois is a craftsman or supplier whom Des Esseintes employs to realize his elaborate decorative schemes. With Des Esseintes (professional): Auguste Langlois is a craftsman…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the narrator's horrifying self-confrontation in the mirror, whe…
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professional · ambivalent
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professional · ambivalent
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