Short Fiction · Character
Virginia
Madame Aubain's delicate daughter, whose convent letters and fragile nerves make her the anxious center of a household that measures love in postmarks.
supporting
First appearance: A Simple Soul
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Virginia is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Madame Aubain's daughter, who dies young.
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Virginia is the cherished daughter whose slightest emotion exhausts her, forcing her to abandon piano lessons and depend on regular letters from the convent. Her mother's obsessive concern for Virginia's correspondence…
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Relationship types
- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Félicité's world characters
- Protagonist
- Secondary and supporting characters
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
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- Madame Aubain
family · positive
Madame Aubain is Virginia's mother, grieving deeply after her daughter's untimely death. How this plays out →
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