Jean-Christophe · Character
Augustus Jeannin
Olivier and Antoinette's father.
minor
Also known as Augustus Jeannin, old Augustus
First appearance: Part VI: Antoinette
Augustus Jeannin shows up with force in Part VI: Antoinette. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The father of Antoinette and Olivier, whose financial ruin and subsequent death plunge the family into poverty and despair.
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In Part VI: Antoinette: The father of Antoinette and Olivier, whose financial ruin and subsequent death plunge the family into poverty and despair. Later, in I: The grandfather of the Jeannin family, a clever and…
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See Augustus Jeannin in Part VI: AntoinetteNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because Christophe reaches the emotional peak of his fugitive state—a feve…
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See Augustus Jeannin in Part VI: Antoinette