# Joseph — Germinie Lacerteux character guide

> Joseph in Germinie Lacerteux by Edmond de Goncourt.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Joseph, old Joseph who ran after her and wanted to marry her

**First appearance:** 0007-v

## Who they are

An older man who once pursued Germinie with marriage intentions.

## Relationships

### [Germinie Lacerteux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/characters/germinie_lacerteux)

_family_

Joseph is Germinie's younger brother, but their relationship is strained by distance and Germinie's secret life.

### [Rose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/characters/rose)

_social_

Joseph and Rose are acquaintances through Germinie, with no deep personal connection.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/germinie_lacerteux_se/chapters/iii)

An old waiter at the café who initially defends Germinie but later rapes her, causing her pregnancy. She recoils from him afterward, and he keeps his distance out of fear of exposure.

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