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In Search of Lost Time · Character
M. de Vauvenargues
A friend of the narrator's grandfather, mentioned in Combray.
minor
Also known as Vauvenargues
First appearance: combray
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Narrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because it marks the psychological rupture where the narrator’s intellectu…
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