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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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COCosetteMTMadame Thénard…FFFather Fauchel…FMFather MabeufMFM. FaucheleventMAMarguerite

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  • Main characters and revolutionaries

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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