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The Crowd · Character

Victor Hugo

Writer referenced in discussions of the imagination of crowds.

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First appearance: the crowd

Victor Hugo's tie to Felix Pyat 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 Felix Pyat (rivalry): Felix Pyat and Victor Hugo are political and literary rivals with opposing views on revolution and…

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FPFelix PyatUNUnknown NarratorMJM. Jules SimonNANapoleonEQEdgar QuinetVHVictor Hugo

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  • Rivalry
  • Other

Character groups

  • Historical Prestige Archetypes
  • Crowd Leadership Theorists

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