Short Fiction · Character
Little Marie Louise
A shy orphan girl taken in by a kind family.
minor
Also known as Marie Louise, Marie, Mamzelle Marie Louise, Louise
First appearance: a visit to avoyelles
Little Marie Louise shows up with force in The Lilies. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Little Marie Louise first appears in 0030 a visit to avoyelles.
In The Lilies: Repays Mr. Billy with lilies after Toto damages his crop; impresses him with her politeness.
Later, in Tante Cat'rinette: Miss Kitty, the grown daughter of Vieumaite, whom Tante Cat'rinette nursed and who is now ill and married to Raymond.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Loss, change, and hidden kindness
- Family secrets and hidden desires
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because Mrs. Mallard reaches the emotional and psychological peak of her e…
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See Little Marie Louise in a visit to avoyelles