# Emmeline — The Blue Lagoon character guide > Emmeline in The Blue Lagoon by H. de Vere Stacpoole. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Little Emmeline, Emmeline Lestrange, Lestrange, Mad Lestrange, Emmy, Em **First appearance:** 0001-part-i-i-where-the-slush-lamp-burns ## Who they are A dreamy Boston girl clutching a secret box, whose quiet intensity and sudden Paradise-bright smile anchor the children's strange new life ashore. ## Relationships ### [Dick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/characters/dick) _romantic_ Dick and Emmeline share a deep romantic bond, growing from childhood companions into lovers on the island. ### [Mr. Button](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/characters/mr_button) _family_ Mr. Button is Emmeline's father, caring for her as a parent. ### [Captain Le Farge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/characters/captain_le_farge) _social_ Captain Le Farge is a ship captain who interacts with Emmeline during sea voyages. ### [Paddy Button](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/characters/paddy_button) _family_ Paddy Button is Emmeline's uncle, caring for her after her father's death. ### [Captain Fountain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/characters/captain_fountain) _social_ Captain Fountain is a ship captain who encounters Emmeline during travel. ### [Mrs. Stannard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/characters/mrs_stannard) _social_ Mrs. Stannard is a fellow passenger and acquaintance of Emmeline on the ship. ### [Captain Stannistreet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/characters/captain_stannistreet) _social_ Captain Stannistreet is a ship captain who interacts with Emmeline. ### [Daddy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/characters/daddy) _family_ Daddy is likely a paternal figure or older relative to Emmeline. ### [Wannamaker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/characters/wannamaker) _social_ Wannamaker is a minor acquaintance or fellow traveler of Emmeline. ### [Mr. Button](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/characters/mr_button) _family_ Mr. Button is Emmeline's father, caring for her as a parent. ### [Dick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/characters/dick) _romantic_ Dick and Emmeline share a deep romantic bond, growing from childhood companions into lovers on the island. ### [Dick](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/characters/dick) _romantic_ Dick and Emmeline share a deep romantic bond, growing from childhood companions into lovers on the island. ## In the story ### [Book I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/book-i) Present as a young girl, part of the group facing the unfolding crisis. ### [II: Under the Stars](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-ii-under-the-stars) Eight-year-old niece of Lestrange, a sleepwalker who is obsessively attached to a mysterious box, often losing and searching for it with a troubled expression. ### [III: The Shadow and the Fire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-iii-the-shadow-and-the-fire) Dazed and listless, she neglects her doll and box, but briefly shows interest when lifted to see the sharks. ### [IV: And Like a Dream Dissolved](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-iv-and-like-a-dream-dissolved) Emmeline is carried aboard the dinghy, watches Paddy Button with contemplative interest, offers him a Tangerine orange, and expresses fear of the 'shapes' in the fog. ### [V: Voices Heard in the Mist](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-v-voices-heard-in-the-mist) Frightened by the fog and darkness, she finds courage in Mr. Button's coat and falls asleep in his arms. ### [VI: Dawn on a Wide, Wide Sea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-vi-dawn-on-a-wide-wide-sea) Quiet and observant, she wears Dick's cap and keeps her small parcel safe; she asks Mr. Button about their location and his smoking. ### [Story of the Pig and the Billy-Goat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-vii-story-of-the-pig-and-the-billy-goat) Dreamily discusses babies, angels, and parrots, and moves into the shadow of the sail. ### [VIII: “S-H-E-N-A-N-D-O-A-H”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-viii-s-h-e-n-a-n-d-o-a-h) Frightened by the top hat and the eerie atmosphere of the abandoned ship; comforts her rag-doll. ### [IX: Shadows in the Moonlight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-ix-shadows-in-the-moonlight) Sensitive and perceptive, Emmeline smells flowers on the breeze, hinting at an unseen presence. ### [X: The Tragedy of the Boats](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-x-the-tragedy-of-the-boats) Referred to as Lestrange; he rouses from a torpor and looks over the gunwale at the quarter-boat's desperate crew. ### [XI: The Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xi-the-island) Observes the island with wonder, smells the perfumed breeze, and shuts her eyes in fear during the reef passage. ### [XII: The Lake of Azure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xii-the-lake-of-azure) Sits quietly with her precious bundle, opens the mysterious box to reveal a tea set, and feels a strange sense that something is wrong despite the beauty. ### [XIII: Death Veiled with Lichen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xiii-death-veiled-with-lichen) Gathers flowers and later poisonous arita berries, showing her childlike innocence. ### [XIV: Echoes of Fairyland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xiv-echoes-of-fairyland) Initiates a conversation about death and fairies, recalling her cat's death and Mrs. James's beliefs. She is tethered by Mr. Button to prevent sleepwalking. ### [Fair Pictures in the Blue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xv-fair-pictures-in-the-blue) Sits nude drying in the morning sun after her dip, watching Dick's antics; initially wept at the command to strip but now enjoys the lagoon. ### [XVI: The Poetry of Learning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-iii-xvi-the-poetry-of-learning) Participates in lessons, hosts tea parties with her treasured box, and suggests drawing Henry VIII to engage Mr. Button. ### [XVII: The Devil's Cask](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-iii-xvii-the-devil-s-cask) Grieves the loss of her box and is fond of making flower wreaths. ### [XVIII: The Rat Hunt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-iii-xviii-the-rat-hunt) Participates in the rat chase and hears Paddy's singing at night. ### [XIX: Starlight on the Foam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-iii-xix-starlight-on-the-foam) Experiences occasional headaches from sun glare; enjoys the idyllic island life with Dick. ### [XX: The Dreamer on the Reef](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-iii-xx-the-dreamer-on-the-reef) Struggles with practical tasks like knowing windward from leeward; views Paddy and Dick as gods; feels loneliness when Paddy is missing. ### [XXI: The Garland of Flowers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-iii-xxi-the-garland-of-flowers) Makes a flower wreath for the prank, screams and loses consciousness upon seeing the corpse. ### [XXII: Alone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-iii-xxii-alone) Falls asleep towards dawn, having implored Dick to take her away from the place of death. ### [XXIII: They Move Away](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-iii-xxiii-they-move-away) Carried asleep to the dinghy and awakens as they reach shore. ### [Book II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/book-ii) Arthur's missing wife, whose disappearance drives the narrative of this section. ### [Under the Artu Tree](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-i-under-the-artu-tree) The girl of fifteen or sixteen, naked except for a kilt, with long black hair and blue-grey eyes, feeding the bird Koko. ### [II: Half Child-Half Savage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-ii-half-child-half-savage) Mysterious and secretive, her mind lost in reverie; haunted by the past and terrified of losing Dick, her personality merging into his. ### [III: The Demon of the Reef](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-iii-the-demon-of-the-reef) Sitting nearby, within a hundred yards of the reef pools. ### [IV: What Beauty Concealed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-iv-what-beauty-concealed) Contemplates the beauty of the island at sunset; rescues Dick by retrieving his spear during the octopus attack; remains devoted and content as Dick's shadow. ### [V: The Sound of a Drum](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-v-the-sound-of-a-drum) Hears the strange drum sound and helps Dick launch the dinghy, feeling sorrow at being left alone. ### [VI: Sails Upon the Sea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-vi-sails-upon-the-sea) Emmeline is the subject of Dick's grumbling; he perceives her as having changed in recent months, becoming a different person with new habits like bathing alone. She appears at the chapter's end, standing by the water. ### [VII: The Schooner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-vii-the-schooner) Sits by a coral pool in a reverie, feels relief when the schooner leaves, and is disturbed by the javelin and the unknown visitors. ### [VIII: Love Steps In](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-viii-love-steps-in) Visits the ancient temple valley with Dick, feeling dread and curiosity; experiences a transformative kiss. ### [IX: The Sleep of Paradise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-i-ix-the-sleep-of-paradise) The other human being asleep with Dick, sharing a natural and blameless union under the ancient idol. ### [X: An Island Honeymoon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-x-an-island-honeymoon) Opens up to Dick, revealing her dreamy, poetic mind; she shares her thoughts on nature and the sea. ### [XI: The Vanishing of Emmeline](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xi-the-vanishing-of-emmeline) Pale and restless, she restrings her pearl necklace and watches Dick leave without following him as usual; later her voice is heard calling from the trees. ### [XII: The Vanishing of Emmeline (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xii-the-vanishing-of-emmeline-continued) Missing throughout the chapter; reappears at dawn from the distant trees. ### [XIII: The Newcomer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xiii-the-newcomer) Finds the baby in the woods and cares for it, instinctively nursing it. ### [XIV: Hannah](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xiv-hannah) Cares for Hannah with natural wisdom, names him, and feels a vague fear of mischance despite her happiness. ### [XV: The Lagoon of Fire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xv-the-lagoon-of-fire) Reflects on her intuitive mind and memories of storms; plays with the phosphorescent water. ### [XVI: The Cyclone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xvi-the-cyclone) Holds the baby to her breast throughout the storm, shivering and cowed; she senses the cyclone's approach before it hits. ### [XVII: The Stricken Woods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xvii-the-stricken-woods) Wanders the woods with Dick, feeling relief that Hannah was spared; reflects on Fate and the cyclone's relative mercy. ### [XVIII: A Fallen Idol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xviii-a-fallen-idol) Helps Dick rebuild and carries the baby; her fear of the idol has transformed into a sense of benevolence. ### [XIX: The Expedition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xix-the-expedition) Emmeline, now a mother, experiences a profound shift in perspective, losing her fear of the other side of the island and contemplating the mysteries of birth and death. ### [XX: The Keeper of the Lagoon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xx-the-keeper-of-the-lagoon) Drifts helplessly in the lagoon; throws a scull to distract the shark and save Dick. ### [XXI: The Hand of the Sea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xxi-the-hand-of-the-sea) Seated in the bottom of the boat, holding the child to her breast. ### [XXII: Together](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/part-ii-xxii-together) Clasps the baby and leans against Dick, holding the branch of crimson berries. ### [Book III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/book-iii) Emmeline's development and experiences are further explored as she matures on the island. ### [I: Mad Lestrange](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/i-mad-lestrange) The other child in the boat, part of the haunting image that drives Lestrange's quest. ### [II: The Secret of the Azure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/ii-the-secret-of-the-azure) Mentioned as sharing her father's dreamy temperament, attuned to subtle impressions. ### [II: Captain Fountain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/chapters/ii-captain-fountain) Lestrange's lost daughter; her silver mug and spoons are identified by Lestrange, confirming she was on the island. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/characters/emmeline - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_blue_lagoon_se/characters