Les Misérables · Character
Marguerite
A kind neighbor who helps Fantine in Montreuil-sur-Mer.
minor
Also known as Marguerite de Blemeur, de Blemeur
First appearance: i the history of a progress in black glass trinkets
Marguerite shows up with force in Madame Victurnien's Success. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Marguerite is a pious, charitable spinster who teaches Fantine how to survive in extreme poverty.
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In Madame Victurnien's Success: Marguerite is a pious, charitable spinster who teaches Fantine how to survive in extreme poverty. Later, in Madame Victurnien’s Success: A pious, charitable spinster who teaches Fantine…
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- Main characters and revolutionaries
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Marius’s psychological peak occurs as he is overwhelmed by a “whirlwind” of confusion, realizing that his pers…
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- Madame Victurnien's Success
- Madame Victurnien’s Success
- X: Result of the Success
- X: Result of the Success
- Some Silhouettes of This Darkness
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