# The Canadians — Essays character guide

> The Canadians in Essays by Henry David Thoreau.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Canadians, French Canadians

**First appearance:** 0054-ii-quebec-and-montmorenci

## Who they are

Local inhabitants observed during Quebec journey.

## In the story

### [III: St. Anne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/chapters/iii-st-anne)

The habitans (French Canadian farmers) are described as universally of small stature, devout Catholics, and living in a narrow settled strip.

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