Short Fiction · Character
Bel-Ami
A pet dog whose fate is tied to a story of love and loss.
minor
Also known as Anna, Isabella
First appearance: short fiction
Bel-Ami shows up with force in The Accursed Bread. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The eldest daughter who ran away, now well-off and living with Monsieur Dubois; she returns to offer hosting Rose's wedding.
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In The Accursed Bread: The eldest daughter who ran away, now well-off and living with Monsieur Dubois; she returns to offer hosting Rose's wedding. Later, in II: Anna, the hostess of the wedding party, is described as…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Love and Exotic Settings
- Social Hypocrisy and Class
- Defiance and Superstition
- Varied Tales of Human Nature
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when Leuillet receives news of Souris’s sudden death and experienc…
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