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M. Grégoire

A wealthy bourgeois shareholder in the mining company.

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First appearance: Chapter I

M. Grégoire shows up with force in Chapter I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Comfortable shareholder of Montsou, content with his inherited wealth and resistant to speculation.
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In Chapter I: Comfortable shareholder of Montsou, content with his inherited wealth and resistant to speculation. Later, in Chapter II: Refuses to give money, insisting on charity in kind only, and lectures Maheude on…

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MDMonsieur Deneu…CÉCécileTGThe GrégoiresMHMadame HennebeauM/Montsou / LilleMGM. Grégoire

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Maheu Family & Bourgeoisie
  • Hennebeau Household & Bourgeois

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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