# Bernard — Aspects of the Novel character guide

> Bernard in Aspects of the Novel by E. M. Forster.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0010-viii-pattern-and-rhythm

## Who they are

Character from Virginia Woolf's The Waves, used to discuss pattern and rhythm.

## Relationships

### [Laura](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aspects_of_the_novel_se/characters/laura)

_romantic_

Bernard and Laura are lovers in a complex, often strained romantic relationship.

### [Edouard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aspects_of_the_novel_se/characters/edouard)

_friendship_

Bernard and Edouard are friends and fellow characters in Gide's The Counterfeiters, with Bernard serving as Edouard's secretary.

### [Laura](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aspects_of_the_novel_se/characters/laura)

_romantic_

Bernard and Laura are lovers in a complex, often strained romantic relationship.

### [Laura](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aspects_of_the_novel_se/characters/laura)

_romantic_

Bernard and Laura are lovers in a complex, often strained romantic relationship.

## In the story

### [V: The Plot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aspects_of_the_novel_se/chapters/v-the-plot)

Secretary to Edouard in 'Les Faux Monnayeurs', who challenges Edouard's approach and produces a false coin as a concrete example of reality.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aspects_of_the_novel_se/characters/bernard
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aspects_of_the_novel_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aspects_of_the_novel_se/characters