The Enormous Room · Character
Celina
A young woman from Normandy, a fellow prisoner with a romantic subplot.
minor
Also known as the Normandy Autumn Celina, Lena, Celina, Celina Tek
First appearance: iv le nouveau
Celina's tie to Narrator is one of the pressures that moves The Enormous Room—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A putain who delights in watching The Wanderer's wife bathe the baby; waves to the child.
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With Narrator (friendship): Celina is a kind and motherly figure among the prisoners who offers the narrator warmth and small acts of kindness. With Narrator (friendship): Celina is a kind and motherly figure among the…
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Relationship types
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Female Prisoners
- Narrator's Close Associates
- Protagonist
- Central Camp Characters
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
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friendship · positive
Celina is a kind and motherly figure among the prisoners who offers the narrator warmth… How this plays out →
- Narrator
friendship · positive
Celina is a kind and motherly figure among the prisoners who offers the narrator warmth… How this plays out →
- Narrator
friendship · positive
Celina is a kind and motherly figure among the prisoners who offers the narrator warmth… How this plays out →
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