Germinal · Character
M. Grégoire
A wealthy bourgeois shareholder in the mining company.
minor
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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- Maheu Family & Bourgeoisie
- Hennebeau Household & Bourgeois
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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