# George Clair — Penguin Island character guide

> George Clair in Penguin Island by Anatole France.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Clair

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

## Snapshot

A figure in Penguinia's later social and political scenes, caught in the currents of a civilization that has grown far from its saintly origins.

## Who they are

Clair belongs to the modern Penguinia of parliaments, factions, and social maneuvering, far removed from the apostolic simplicity of Saint Maël. He moves among the political and social circles where the nation's fate is debated and decided. His presence marks the distance the story travels from a stone trough on a beach to the machinery of a modern state.

## Relationships

### [Caroline Meslier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/penguin_island_se/characters/caroline_meslier)

_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 clerk in the Electricity Trust who joins Caroline on the bench; they have a comradeship but not a tender or intimate conversation.

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

A clerk in the Electricity Trust, fair, thin, and supple with feminine delicacy. He discusses the evolution of chemistry and society, and appears to have foreknowledge of the Steel Trust explosion.

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

With Caroline on the rooftop, he says 'Tomorrow it will be ended, and it will be better.'

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