# Hussonnet — Sentimental Education character guide

> Hussonnet in Sentimental Education by Gustave Flaubert.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Arnoux, the Arnoux, Thereupon Hussonnet, Hussonnet M. Arnoux, M. Arnoux, M.

**First appearance:** 0007-chapter-i

## Snapshot

A theatrical journalist with a gift for mockery and a talent for landing on his feet, he introduces Frederick to the bohemian side of Paris.

## Who they are

Hussonnet works the press, the stage, and every dinner table where a free meal might be found, treating art and politics as material for the next witticism. He is the novel's comic operator—shallow, useful, and never quite trustworthy—and through him Frederick gets his first taste of the city's performative glamour. His easy cynicism exposes how much of Parisian 'success' is merely noise, and he keeps the story's satire sharp whenever Frederick's earnestness threatens to become suffocating.

## Relationships

### [Frederick Moreau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sentimental_education_se/characters/frederick_moreau)

_friendship_

Hussonnet is a bohemian journalist and friend who accompanies Frederick through Parisian social circles, often as a cynical observer.

### [Madame Arnoux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sentimental_education_se/characters/madame_arnoux)

_social_

Hussonnet knows Madame Arnoux through her husband's artistic circle and acts as a social intermediary.

### [Frederick Moreau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sentimental_education_se/characters/frederick_moreau)

_friendship_

Hussonnet is a bohemian journalist and friend who accompanies Frederick through Parisian social circles, often as a cynical observer.

### [Frederick Moreau](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sentimental_education_se/characters/frederick_moreau)

_friendship_

Hussonnet is a bohemian journalist and friend who accompanies Frederick through Parisian social circles, often as a cynical observer.

### [Madame Arnoux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sentimental_education_se/characters/madame_arnoux)

_social_

Hussonnet knows Madame Arnoux through her husband's artistic circle and acts as a social intermediary.

### [Madame Arnoux](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sentimental_education_se/characters/madame_arnoux)

_social_

Hussonnet knows Madame Arnoux through her husband's artistic circle and acts as a social intermediary.

## In the story

### [Sentimental Education](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sentimental_education_se/chapters/sentimental-education)

A journalist and friend of Frederick, involved in the artistic and bohemian circles of Paris, often serving as a link to the world of commerce and art.

### [CHAPTER III.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sentimental_education_se/chapters/chapter-iii)

Present in social gatherings, contributing to the bohemian atmosphere around Frederick.

### [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sentimental_education_se/chapters/chapter-v)

Hussonnet is present at Frederick's gatherings, contributing to the bohemian atmosphere.

### [Love Knoweth No Laws.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sentimental_education_se/chapters/love-knoweth-no-laws)

Accompanies Frederick and the group to the Alhambra, where he flirts with various women he knows from his work.

### [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sentimental_education_se/chapters/chapter-vii)

Part of Frederick's social circle, involved in artistic and political discussions.

### [A Change of Fortune](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sentimental_education_se/chapters/a-change-of-fortune)

Mentioned as having taken over Arnoux's journal and transformed it into 'L'Art'.

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sentimental_education_se/chapters/chapter-viii)

Visits Frederick and discusses the state of the arts and politics, representing the bohemian intellectual circle.

### [Frederick Entertains](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sentimental_education_se/chapters/frederick-entertains)

Invited to the housewarming.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sentimental_education_se/chapters/chapter-x)

Hussonnet is part of Frederick's circle of friends, participating in the entertainments at the new mansion.

### [At the Races](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sentimental_education_se/chapters/at-the-races)

Hussonnet joins the group at dinner, discusses his journal Le Flambart, and displays a cynical, sarcastic demeanor.

## Links

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