Short Fiction · Character
Pierre Martel
A man who recounts a strange and haunting story from his past.
minor
Also known as Martel
First appearance: short fiction
Pierre Martel shows up with force in Monsieur Jocaste. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The protagonist who falls in love with a married woman, becomes the father of her child, and later unknowingly marries his own daughter.
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Character groups
- Eccentricity and Obsession
- Social Hypocrisy and Class
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- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs when Leuillet receives news of Souris’s sudden death and experienc…
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