# Marcel Proust — Aspects of the Novel character guide

> Marcel Proust in Aspects of the Novel by E. M. Forster.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Proust

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

## Who they are

French novelist, cited for his intricate character development and memory themes.

## In the story

### [Aspects of the Novel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aspects_of_the_novel_se/chapters/aspects-of-the-novel)

Referenced in the discussion of time and memory, particularly in relation to the novel's treatment of time.

### [Introductory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aspects_of_the_novel_se/chapters/i-introductory)

Acknowledged as the novelist who has most successfully analyzed the modern consciousness.

### [II: The Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aspects_of_the_novel_se/chapters/ii-the-story)

Noted for ingeniously altering the hands of the clock so his hero simultaneously entertains a mistress and plays ball with his nurse.

### [VIII: Pattern and Rhythm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/aspects_of_the_novel_se/chapters/viii-pattern-and-rhythm)

His use of Vinteuil's little phrase exemplifies rhythm in fiction.

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