# Mademoiselle Vatnaz — Sentimental Education character guide

> Mademoiselle Vatnaz in Sentimental Education by Gustave Flaubert.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mademoiselle, the Vatnaz, Vatnaz

**First appearance:** 0009-chapter-ii

## Snapshot

An actress of fading prospects and sharp opinions, she moves through the demimonde dispensing advice and trouble in equal measure.

## Who they are

Mademoiselle Vatnaz belongs to the loose, talkative world of actresses, kept women, and artists that Rosanette inhabits, and she is never without a scheme or a grievance. She urges Rosanette to break with her wealthy protector, speaks with the authority of experience, and treats other people's affairs as her natural province. Her presence thickens the texture of the novel's bohemia, showing how the women of this circle survive on wit, favors, and the careful management of men.

## Relationships

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

_social_

Mademoiselle Vatnaz is an acquaintance and a friend of Rosanette, with whom Frederick interacts frequently in social settings.

### [Deslauriers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sentimental_education_se/characters/deslauriers)

_romantic_

Deslauriers has a brief, cynical romantic liaison with Mademoiselle Vatnaz, using her for his own ends.

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

_social_

Mademoiselle Vatnaz is a peripheral acquaintance of Madame Arnoux, moving in overlapping artistic and social circles.

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

_social_

Mademoiselle Vatnaz is an acquaintance and a friend of Rosanette, with whom Frederick interacts frequently in social settings.

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

_social_

Mademoiselle Vatnaz is an acquaintance and a friend of Rosanette, with whom Frederick interacts frequently in social settings.

### [Deslauriers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sentimental_education_se/characters/deslauriers)

_romantic_

Deslauriers has a brief, cynical romantic liaison with Mademoiselle Vatnaz, using her for his own ends.

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

_social_

Mademoiselle Vatnaz is a peripheral acquaintance of Madame Arnoux, moving in overlapping artistic and social circles.

### [Deslauriers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sentimental_education_se/characters/deslauriers)

_romantic_

Deslauriers has a brief, cynical romantic liaison with Mademoiselle Vatnaz, using her for his own ends.

## In the story

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

Visits Rosanette, discusses purchases and Delmar, and warns Frederick about Rosanette.

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