# Lydie — Germinal character guide

> Lydie in Germinal by Émile Zola.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** little Lydie, lean Lydie, gadabout Lydie

**First appearance:** 0001-germinal

## Who they are

A young girl who works in the mine and is friends with Jeanlin.

## Relationships

### [Jeanlin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinal_se/characters/jeanlin)

_friendship_

Jeanlin and Lydie are childhood playmates and fellow truants, sharing a wild, feral bond in the mining village.

### [Jeanlin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinal_se/characters/jeanlin)

_friendship_

Jeanlin and Lydie are childhood playmates and fellow truants, sharing a wild, feral bond in the mining village.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinal_se/chapters/part-iv-vi)

Forced to steal for Jeanlin and beaten by her mother, she is terrified of Jeanlin but longs for affection from Bébert.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinal_se/chapters/part-v-vi)

Lydie throws stones with the boys and accidentally cracks a woman's head, laughing with Bébert.

## Links

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