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Jacques Parent

A man whose life is overshadowed by his more famous and successful brother.

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Also known as Jacques

First appearance: short fiction

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A farmhand who had a brief affair with Rose, resulting in the birth of her child.

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In Story of a Farm Girl: A farmhand who had a brief affair with Rose, resulting in the birth of her child. He left the neighborhood without marrying her. Later, in A Surprise: The narrator's brother, who also takes a…

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Escalation
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Aftermath
Closing

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Story of a Farm Girl
A farmhand who had a brief affair with Rose, resulting in the birth of her child. He left the neighborhood without marrying her.
A Surprise
The narrator's brother, who also takes a shopgirl lover and later betrays the narrator by claiming he refused to live with him due to dissolute behavior.
The Child
The protagonist, a reformed libertine who marries Berthe Lannis but is confronted on his wedding night with the child of his dying ex-mistress.
Mad?
The central figure of the chapter, a man who died mad in an asylum. He reveals his terrifying magnetic power to the narrator, demonstrating control over animals and objects.
Monsieur Parent
Mentioned as the child Georges, whose paternity is questioned.
II
Georges, now a tall boy with long fair hair, is unrecognizable to Parent and gives him an angry look when Parent touches him.
A New Year's Gift
Jacques is the protagonist, a reflective and pragmatic man who reviews his love affair like a business account. He is initially cautious but ultimately proves his devotion.

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