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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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MTMadame TellierMCM. CachelinMCMaître ChicotMOMoucheSASabotBEBel-Ami

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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SetupAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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