The Counterfeiters · Character
Rachel
A governess or teacher at the Vedel household.
minor
Also known as Miss Rachel
First appearance: II: Edouard’s Journal: At the Vedels’
Rachel shows up with force in II: Edouard’s Journal: At the Vedels’. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Self-sacrificing daughter who manages the school accounts and borrows money from Edouard to pay creditors and a tutor.
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In II: Edouard’s Journal: At the Vedels’: Self-sacrificing daughter who manages the school accounts and borrows money from Edouard to pay creditors and a tutor. Later, in XIV: Bernard and the Angel: Confronts Bernard…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Extended Family and Acquaintances
- Passavant's Criminal Network
- Vedel Pension Circle
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this chapter, Edouard articulates the "deep-lying subject" of his novel—the rivalry between reality and rep…
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Rachel appears across 4 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- II: Edouard’s Journal: At the Vedels’
- XIV: Bernard and the Angel
- XV: Bernard Visits Edouard
- XVII: Armand and Olivier
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