# Colette Stevens — Jean-Christophe character guide

> Colette Stevens in Jean-Christophe by Romain Rolland.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Colette Stevens, Stevens, Colette

**First appearance:** 0021-i

## Snapshot

A well-connected Parisian woman whose gossip and social intelligence keep Christophe informed of the lives he cannot quite re-enter.

## Who they are

Colette Stevens moves easily through Parisian society and serves as a conduit of news, telling Christophe that young Jeannin is making a fool of himself and that Jacqueline can no longer hold her son in check. She embodies the intelligent, clear-eyed Frenchwoman Rolland admires, one whose wit survives the moral mess around her. Her reports matter because they pull Christophe back toward Paris and toward the unfinished obligations he thought he had left behind.

## Relationships

### [Jean-Christophe Krafft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/jean_christophe_krafft)

_social_

Superficial, flirtatious acquaintance with a wealthy, cultured young woman.

### [Jean-Christophe Krafft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/jean_christophe_krafft)

_social_

Superficial, flirtatious acquaintance with a wealthy, cultured young woman.

### [Jean-Christophe Krafft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/jean_christophe_krafft)

_social_

Superficial, flirtatious acquaintance with a wealthy, cultured young woman.

## In the story

### [Part V: The Marketplace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jean_christophe_se/chapters/part-v-the-marketplace)

A figure in Parisian society whom Christophe encounters, reflecting the fashionable and often superficial artistic milieu.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jean_christophe_se/chapters/ii)

A young Parisian woman; Christophe observes her changing moods, her circle of friends, and her superficial interests.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jean_christophe_se/chapters/ii)

Colette hosts Grazia in Paris, frequently interrupting Christophe and Grazia's private moments with her presence, though she is kind and sincerely attached to both.

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