Short Fiction · Character
Seraphine Bedaut
A young woman who marries for convenience.
minor
Also known as Seraphine, Bedaut
First appearance: a gentleman of bayou t che
Seraphine Bedaut shows up with force in Boulôt and Boulotte. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Ten-year-old Seraphine leads the siblings in watching for the twins' return and scolds them for coming home barefoot.
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In Boulôt and Boulotte: Ten-year-old Seraphine leads the siblings in watching for the twins' return and scolds them for coming home barefoot. Later, in A Dresden Lady in Dixie: Agapie's mother, who is deeply distressed…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Devotion and convenience
- Family secrets and hidden desires
- Marriage, independence, and folklore
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- 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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