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Julia

A young woman in a story about a lost message.

minor

Also known as Juliette

First appearance: The Message

Julia shows up with force in The Message. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Referred to as Juliette, the beloved of the narrator's traveling companion; she is the Comtesse de Montpersan, a married woman in her late thirties or early forties, passionately…
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In The Message: Referred to as Juliette, the beloved of the narrator's traveling companion; she is the Comtesse de Montpersan, a married woman in her late thirties or early forties, passionately loved and idealized by…

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Character Web

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MDMadame de Beau…DEDervilleGOGodeschalCFCount FérédiaALAdam LaginskiJUJulia

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Legal and social intrigue
  • Parisian social web
  • Protagonist

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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