Disenchantment · Character
Corot
The French landscape painter, referenced as an artist.
minor
First appearance: vii can t believe a word
Corot shows up with force in IX: Autumn Comes. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Used as a metaphor for the army's feeling of having lost its morning mist and inspiration, like the painter stopping work when the sun burns off the dawn.
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In IX: Autumn Comes: Used as a metaphor for the army's feeling of having lost its morning mist and inspiration, like the painter stopping work when the sun burns off the dawn. Later, in I: Used as a metaphor for the…
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