Penguin Island · Character
Caroline Meslier
A woman appearing in social and domestic contexts.
minor
Also known as Caroline
First appearance: i madame clarence s drawing room
Caroline Meslier's tie to George Clair is one of the pressures that moves Penguin Island—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A telegraph clerk who sits on a bench in the Fort Saint-Michel square, turning her back to the town to refresh her eyes with green.
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With George Clair (romantic): Caroline Meslier and George Clair are lovers caught in a web of societal expectations and personal tragedy. In Future Times: A telegraph clerk who sits on a bench in the Fort Saint-Michel…
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Relationship types
- Romantic
- Other
Character groups
- Later Social and Political Figures
- Protagonist
- Founding and Medieval Figures
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- George Clair
romantic · ambivalent
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