# Lalie — Short Fiction character guide

> Lalie in Short Fiction by Kate Chopin.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mamzelle Lalie

**First appearance:** 0030-a-visit-to-avoyelles

## Snapshot

A delicate young woman whose frailty and harsh circumstances press upon Mamzelle Aurélie's reluctant experiment in mothering.

## Who they are

Lalie belongs to the world of Odile's children, the household whose sudden arrival upends Mamzelle Aurélie's solitary routines. Her poor health and the strain of her home life shadow the story's tender comedy about a woman who swears she'd rather manage a dozen plantations than four children. She matters as the reminder that the children being cared for come from somewhere harder than the peaceful yard they've briefly escaped.

## Relationships

### [Azenor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_33_se/characters/azenor)

_family_

Azenor is the devoted mother of Lalie, caring for her despite poverty and hardship.

### [Azenor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_33_se/characters/azenor)

_family_

Azenor is the devoted mother of Lalie, caring for her despite poverty and hardship.

## In the story

### [Love on the Bon-Dieu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_33_se/chapters/love-on-the-bon-dieu)

A frail, poorly nourished girl waiting for Père Antoine; she lives with her abusive grandmother on the Bon-Dieu and is forced to work in the fields.

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