# Mamzelle Aurélie — Short Fiction character guide

> Mamzelle Aurélie in Short Fiction by Kate Chopin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Regret Mamzelle Aurélie

**First appearance:** 0060-regret

## Who they are

A woman who regrets never marrying or having children.

## In the story

### [La Belle Zoraïde](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_33_se/chapters/la-belle-zora-de)

Referred to as Madame Delarivière, Zoraïde's godmother and mistress who opposes Zoraïde's love for Mézor and orchestrates the separation.

### [Regret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_33_se/chapters/regret)

The protagonist, a strong, independent woman who has never married or been in love, is forced to care for four children and experiences an unexpected emotional awakening.

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