Short Fiction · Character
Philip Remy
A friend of the narrator who shares a strange and unsettling experience.
minor
Also known as Philip
First appearance: short fiction
Philip Remy shows up with force in Simon's Father. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The blacksmith who rescues Simon from the river and later becomes his father by marrying La Blanchotte.
Philip Remy first appears in 0003 short fiction.
In Simon's Father: The blacksmith who rescues Simon from the river and later becomes his father by marrying La Blanchotte.
Later, in II: The bridegroom who sings 'The Accursed Bread' at the wedding breakfast, initially praised but later causing discomfort with the song's moralistic themes.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Seduction and Country Excursions
- Social Hypocrisy and Class
- Marriage and Emotional Turmoil
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when Leuillet receives news of Souris’s sudden death and experienc…
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