# Mother Guillette — The Devil’s Pool character guide

> Mother Guillette in The Devil’s Pool by George Sand.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Guillette

**First appearance:** 0006-iv-mother-guillette

## Who they are

A neighbor woman whose practical matchmaking sets Germain's journey in motion and whose gossip shapes the village's expectations.

## Relationships

### [Germain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/germain)

_social_

Mother Guillette is a neighbor and the mother of Marie, with whom Germain has a respectful acquaintance.

### [Marie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/marie)

_family_

Mother Guillette is Marie's mother, a poor but proud widow who supports her daughter's decisions.

### [Father Maurice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/father_maurice)

_social_

Father Maurice and Mother Guillette are fellow villagers who interact as neighbors in the rural community.

### [Germain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/germain)

_social_

Mother Guillette is a neighbor and the mother of Marie, with whom Germain has a respectful acquaintance.

### [Marie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/marie)

_family_

Mother Guillette is Marie's mother, a poor but proud widow who supports her daughter's decisions.

### [Germain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/germain)

_social_

Mother Guillette is a neighbor and the mother of Marie, with whom Germain has a respectful acquaintance.

### [Marie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/marie)

_family_

Mother Guillette is Marie's mother, a poor but proud widow who supports her daughter's decisions.

### [Father Maurice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/characters/father_maurice)

_social_

Father Maurice and Mother Guillette are fellow villagers who interact as neighbors in the rural community.

## In the story

### [IV: Mother Guillette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/chapters/iv-mother-guillette)

A poor but proud neighbor who asks Germain to escort her daughter Marie to her new job as a shepherdess.

### [The Return to the Farm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/chapters/xiv-the-return-to-the-farm)

Notices the mysterious provisions appearing at her home and suspects supernatural involvement.

### [I: A Country Wedding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/chapters/i-a-country-wedding)

Mother of the bride, hosts the ceremony of the favors at her cottage.

### [III: The Wedding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_devil_s_pool_se/chapters/iii-the-wedding)

The bride's mother, whose hearth is defended during the wedding battle.

## Links

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