Les Misérables · Character
Nicolette
The Gillenormand family's maid.
minor
First appearance: book iii in the year 1817
Nicolette shows up with force in Basque and Nicolette. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Generic name given to all female servants in M.
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In Basque and Nicolette: Generic name given to all female servants in M. Gillenormand's house; a haughty cook named Olympie is renamed Nicolette. Later, in Basque and Nicolette: Generic name given to all female…
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- Other
Character groups
- Minor characters and supporting figures
- Main characters and revolutionaries
- Protagonist
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- 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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- Basque and Nicolette
- Basque and Nicolette
- End of the Brigand
- End of the Brigand
- Marble Against Granite
- Marble Against Granite
- VII: The Old Heart and the Young Heart in the Presence of Each Other
- The Grandfather
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See Nicolette in book iii in the year 1817