# Cornudet — Short Fiction character guide

> Cornudet in Short Fiction by Guy de Maupassant.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0041-boule-de-suif

## Snapshot

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

## Who they are

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 ordinary, and his willingness to compromise his principles when it suits him exposes the gap between political posturing and private conduct. He sharpens the story's satire of respectable society by showing how easily ideals bend under hunger and convenience.

## In the story

### [Boule de Suif](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/boule-de-suif)

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.

### [A Million](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/a-million)

Frédéric Morel, a colleague known as a roué, teases Bonnin about the inheritance and later becomes a friend of the house, though he is eventually banned after allegedly insulting Madame Bonnin.

### [On the Journey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/on-the-journey)

A traveler known for his republican ideals, he interacts with the group.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/vii)

Maze comes less often, seems ill at ease, and is eventually asked to stop visiting.

### [The Marquis of Fumerol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/the-marquis-of-fumerol)

Father Poivron, the plump little priest brought to administer last rites.

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