# Suzanne St. Denys Godolph — Short Fiction character guide

> Suzanne St. Denys Godolph in Short Fiction by Kate Chopin.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mademoiselle Suzanne St. Denys Godolph, Suzanne, Mademoiselle

**First appearance:** 0012-the-maid-of-saint-phillippe

## Who they are

A refined young Creole from a decayed plantation family who takes a position in New Orleans and stirs a planter's romantic imagination.

## In the story

### [The Bênitous’ Slave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_33_se/chapters/the-b-nitous-slave)

Appears as Susanne Bênitou, a twelve-year-old girl who unknowingly leads Uncle Oswald to his new home.

### [In and Out of Old Natchitoches](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_33_se/chapters/in-and-out-of-old-natchitoches)

The schoolteacher who crosses the trestle daily; she resigns after Laballière brings a free mulatto boy to her school.

## Links

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