# Caroline Meslier — Penguin Island character guide

> Caroline Meslier in Penguin Island by Anatole France.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Caroline

**First appearance:** 0061-i-madame-clarence-s-drawing-room

## Who they are

A woman appearing in social and domestic contexts.

## Relationships

### [George Clair](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/penguin_island_se/characters/george_clair)

_romantic_

Caroline Meslier and George Clair are lovers caught in a web of societal expectations and personal tragedy.

## In the story

### [Future Times](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/penguin_island_se/chapters/book-viii-future-times)

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.

### [§ 2](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/penguin_island_se/chapters/2)

A telegraph clerk who meets George Clair on a bench in the square. She is dark, with brown eyes, robust and placid, aged 25-28. She asks about historical happiness and later agrees with Clair that the town should be destroyed.

### [§ 3](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/penguin_island_se/chapters/3)

Watches the destruction from a rooftop with Clair, expressing hope for a better future.

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