The Enormous Room · Character
Count Bragard
A pompous Belgian aristocrat imprisoned on espionage suspicions, forever performing his respectability for an audience of fellow prisoners who see straight through it.
supporting
Also known as Count F. A. de Bragard, de Bragard, the utterly respectable Count Bragard, Count, Bragard
First appearance: IV: Le Nouveau
As a supporting figure in The Enormous Room, Count Bragard is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Refuses the morning promenade and brings up the rear during the rush for food.
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Count Bragard carries himself through La Ferté as though the camp were merely a regrettable inconvenience to a man of his station. His insistence on dignity in a place designed to strip it away creates a tension the…
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- Rivalry
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Character groups
- Narrator's Close Associates
- Nicknamed Prisoners
- Miscellaneous Prisoners and Figures
- Protagonist
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
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Count Bragard is a pompous and antagonistic figure who clashes with the narrator over… How this plays out →
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Count Bragard is a pompous and antagonistic figure who clashes with the narrator over… How this plays out →
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