# Mademoiselle Gillenormand — Les Misérables character guide > Mademoiselle Gillenormand in Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. **Role:** minor **Also known as:** Mademoiselle Gillenormand the, IV Mademoiselle Gillenormand, Aunt Gillenormand **First appearance:** 0032-book-iii-in-the-year-1817 ## Who they are Marius's spinster aunt who lives with his grandfather. ## In the story ### [Distractions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/v-distractions) Mentioned as one of the severe duchesses who visit the convent, causing fear among the pupils. ### [Book II: The Great Bourgeois](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/book-ii-the-great-bourgeois) Gillenormand's daughter, who manages his household and is contrasted with her father's vitality. ### [I: Ninety Years and Thirty-Two Teeth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/i-ninety-years-and-thirty-two-teeth) His unmarried daughter over fifty, whom he chastises severely with his tongue and would like to whip. ### [Book II: The Great Bourgeois](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/book-ii-the-great-bourgeois) Gillenormand's daughter, who lives with him and manages his household, though she is often treated with little regard. ### [VIII: Two Do Not Make a Pair](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/viii-two-do-not-make-a-pair) The elder daughter, a prudish and bigoted spinster who keeps house for her father and is described as having a twilight soul. ### [Book III: The Grandfather and the Grandson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/book-iii-the-grandfather-and-the-grandson) Gillenormand's daughter and Marius's aunt, who lives in the household and is a minor presence in the family dynamics. ### [VI: In Which Magnon and Her Two Children Are Seen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/vi-in-which-magnon-and-her-two-children-are-seen) M. Gillenormand's unmarried daughter from his first marriage, mentioned as part of his family. ### [I: An Ancient Salon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/i-an-ancient-salon) Gillenormand's daughter, over forty but appearing fifty, who always accompanies him to the salon. ### [Two Do Not Make a Pair](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/viii-two-do-not-make-a-pair) The elder daughter, an antique virtue, prudish and bigoted, who keeps house for her father and has a chapel friend, Mademoiselle Vaubois. ### [One of the Red Spectres of That Epoch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/ii-one-of-the-red-spectres-of-that-epoch) Aunt Gillenormand, who leads Marius to mass and is feared by the colonel, who hides from her. ### [Book III: The Grandfather and the Grandson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/book-iii-the-grandfather-and-the-grandson) Gillenormand's daughter and Marius's aunt, who lives with them and is a minor figure in the household. ### [Requiescant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/iii-requiescant) Aunt Gillenormand is mentioned as the one who first had charge of Marius before his grandfather entrusted him to a professor. ### [I: An Ancient Salon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/i-an-ancient-salon) The tall, unmarried daughter of M. Gillenormand, over forty but appearing fifty, who accompanies her father to the salon. ### [One of the Red Spectres of That Epoch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/ii-one-of-the-red-spectres-of-that-epoch) Aunt Gillenormand, who leads Marius to mass and is feared by the colonel. ### [Requiescant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/iii-requiescant) Aunt Gillenormand, from whose hands Marius passed to his grandfather and then to a professor. ### [Some Petticoat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/vii-some-petticoat) Aunt Gillenormand, suspicious of Marius's absences, enlists Théodule to investigate, suspecting a romantic affair. ### [Marble Against Granite](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/viii-marble-against-granite) Present during the confrontation, she reads the testament and later receives instructions to send money to Marius. ### [Some Petticoat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/vii-some-petticoat) Aunt who suspects a romantic affair and commissions Théodule to spy on Marius. ### [Marble Against Granite](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/viii-marble-against-granite) Present during the discovery and argument; observes the confrontation between her father and Marius. ### [Res Angusta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/vi-res-angusta) Aunt Gillenormand sends Marius six hundred francs, which he respectfully refuses, asserting his independence. ### [I: Marius Indigent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/i-marius-indigent) Makes repeated attempts to send Marius money, which he returns. Later overhears her father's agitated monologue. ### [Res Angusta](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/vi-res-angusta) Marius's aunt sends him six hundred francs, which he respectfully returns, stating he has sufficient means. ### [I: Marius Indigent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/i-marius-indigent) Attempts to send money to Marius, which he returns, and overhears her father's agitated monologue. ### [The Substitute](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/vi-the-substitute) Arranges Théodule's visit and whispers to him to approve of everything M. Gillenormand says. ### [The Substitute](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/vi-the-substitute) Arranges for Théodule to visit her father, hoping to have him replace Marius as the focus of the old man's attention. ### [VII: The Old Heart and the Young Heart in the Presence of Each Other](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/vii-the-old-heart-and-the-young-heart-in-the-presence-of-each-other) Gillenormand's daughter, who observes the tense reunion and is briefly called in by her father. ### [VII: The Old Heart and the Young Heart in the Presence of Each Other](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/vii-the-old-heart-and-the-young-heart-in-the-presence-of-each-other) The aunt, who has tried to substitute Théodule for Marius, appears briefly and is dismissed by her father. ### [The Grandfather](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/xii-the-grandfather) Aunt Gillenormand; panics and withdraws to her chamber to pray upon seeing Marius undressed. ### [The Grandfather](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/xii-the-grandfather) Aunt Gillenormand, frightened and wringing her hands, eventually withdraws to pray. ### [II: Marius, Emerging from Civil War, Makes Ready for Domestic War](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/ii-marius-emerging-from-civil-war-makes-ready-for-domestic-war) Assists in Marius's care, sparing fine linen while letting her father believe his wishes are followed. ### [Marius Attacked](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/iii-marius-attacked) Present in the room, arranging phials and cups, and later adjusting Marius's pillow. ### [Book V: Grandson and Grandfather](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/book-v-grandson-and-grandfather) She appears as a minor figure, likely observing or mediating the family tensions, though her role is not fully detailed in the excerpts. ### [IV: Mademoiselle Gillenormand Ends by No Longer Thinking It a Bad Thing That M. Fauchelevent Should Have Entered with Something Under His Arm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/iv-mademoiselle-gillenormand-ends-by-no-longer-thinking-it-a-bad-thing-that-m-fauchelevent-should-have-entered-with-something-under-his-arm) Observes the reunion with amazement; initially mistakes Jean Valjean's package for a book; later murmurs the amount of the fortune. ### [II: Marius, Emerging from Civil War, Makes Ready for Domestic War](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/ii-marius-emerging-from-civil-war-makes-ready-for-domestic-war) Assists in Marius's care, sparing fine linen while letting her father believe he is obeyed. ### [VI: The Two Old Men Do Everything, Each One After His Own Fashion, to Render Cosette Happy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/vi-the-two-old-men-do-everything-each-one-after-his-own-fashion-to-render-cosette-happy) Resentful at not being consulted about the marriage, she considers her inheritance but is swayed by Cosette's half-million francs. ### [Marius Attacked](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/iii-marius-attacked) Present in the room, arranging phials and cups, and later arranging the pillow behind Marius. ### [VII: The Effects of Dreams Mingled with Happiness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/vii-the-effects-of-dreams-mingled-with-happiness) Observes the reversed courtship dynamic, remarking that the bride comes to the groom's house. ### [IV: Mademoiselle Gillenormand Ends by No Longer Thinking It a Bad Thing That M. Fauchelevent Should Have Entered with Something Under His Arm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/iv-mademoiselle-gillenormand-ends-by-no-longer-thinking-it-a-bad-thing-that-m-fauchelevent-should-have-entered-with-something-under-his-arm) Observes the reunion with amazement; initially mistakes Jean Valjean's package for a book and later murmurs the sum of the fortune. ### [VI: The Two Old Men Do Everything, Each One After His Own Fashion, to Render Cosette Happy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/vi-the-two-old-men-do-everything-each-one-after-his-own-fashion-to-render-cosette-happy) Resentful at being excluded from marriage decisions, she contemplates withholding her inheritance but is swayed by Cosette's half-million francs. ### [I: The 16th of February, 1833](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/i-the-16th-of-february-1833) Aunt Gillenormand rides in the first wedding coach with Cosette, M. Gillenormand, and Jean Valjean. She expresses hesitations about marrying on Shrove Tuesday. ### [VII: The Effects of Dreams Mingled with Happiness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/vii-the-effects-of-dreams-mingled-with-happiness) She comments on the unconventional courtship, noting that the bride comes to the groom's house. ### [I: The 16th of February, 1833](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/chapters/i-the-16th-of-february-1833) Aunt Gillenormand, rides in the first wedding coach with Cosette; expresses hesitation about the wedding date. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/characters/mademoiselle_gillenormand - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/les_miserables_se/characters