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Eulalie

A pious old woman who visits the narrator's aunt Léonie in Combray.

minor

Also known as Eulalie

First appearance: combray

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Mentioned in a cross-reference where an error was originally attributed to her.
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Character Web

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GSGilberte SwannCSCharles SwannMMMarcel's MotherMDMarquise de Ca…DDDuchesse de Gu…EUEulalie

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Combray household figures
  • Narrator's social and romantic circles
  • Aristocratic and artistic connections

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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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