Short Fiction · Character
M'sieur Michel
A solitary Acadian farmer with leonine shoulders and wildflowers in his arms, he walks into an Easter Mass and finds the old hymns turning against him.
supporting
Also known as Michel, M'sieur
First appearance: A Wizard from Gettysburg
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, M'sieur Michel is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Bertrand's father, who is worried about financial issues and the possibility of Bertrand leaving school.
M'sieur Michel lives apart on his hill, avoiding the church and the people whose presence unsettles him, until some force he cannot name drives him into the crowded Easter service. When the Gloria rises around him, the music he once chanted as a boy becomes a menace rather than a comfort, and he flees before it. His flight and the longing that follows expose a man divided between solitude and the pull of a faith he thought he had left behind.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Loss, change, and hidden kindness
- Adventure and mystery
- Family secrets and hidden desires
- Duty, love, and return
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See M'sieur Michel in A Wizard from Gettysburg