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The Crowd · Character

Maret

French statesman and diplomat referenced in discussions of leadership.

minor

First appearance: the crowd

Maret's tie to Davoust is one of the pressures that moves The Crowd—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Davoust (professional): Davoust and Maret are military and administrative colleagues serving under Napoleon. With Unknown Narrator (professional): Maret is a historical figure whose actions are recorded and…

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Character Web

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  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Military-Administrative Examples
  • Crowd Leadership Theorists

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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