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Cornudet

A loud republican in a shared coach who preaches liberty and virtue to his fellow travelers while quietly angling for his own advantage.

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First appearance: Boule de Suif

As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Cornudet is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

A self-proclaimed democrat and patriot who accepts Boule de Suif's food and later engages in a political argument with her, revealing his own brand of hypocrisy.
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Cornudet is the self-appointed conscience of the carriage, forever invoking the Republic and the rights of man while the other passengers eye him with irritation and amusement. His rhetoric is grand, his appetites…

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13 connections

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JCJeanne CordierDHDoctor Heracli…MCMaître ChicotIPIsidore PaturonMOMoucheCOCornudet

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Varied Tales of Human Nature
  • Defiance and Superstition
  • Eccentricity and Obsession
  • Social Hypocrisy and Class

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SetupAftermathClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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