# Jacques Parent — Short Fiction character guide

> Jacques Parent in Short Fiction by Guy de Maupassant.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Jacques

**First appearance:** 0003-short-fiction

## Who they are

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

## In the story

### [Story of a Farm Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/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?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/monsieur-parent)

Mentioned as the child Georges, whose paternity is questioned.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_23_se/chapters/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.

## Links

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