# Suzanne — The Jealousies of a Country Town character guide

> Suzanne in The Jealousies of a Country Town by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Suzanne, The charming Suzanne, the magnificent Suzanne, this wily Suzanne, the chaste Suzanne, Susanna

**First appearance:** 0000-story-i-the-old-maid

## Who they are

The wily, magnificent Suzanne slips through Alençon's drawing rooms as a maid with a past, then reinvents herself on the Parisian stage.

## Relationships

### [Chevalier de Valois](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jealousies_of_a_country_town_se/characters/chevalier_de_valois)

_romantic_

The Chevalier de Valois has a flirtatious and somewhat predatory relationship with the young servant Suzanne.

### [Du Bousquier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jealousies_of_a_country_town_se/characters/du_bousquier)

_psychological_

Du Bousquier manipulates Suzanne, using her as a tool in his schemes against the Chevalier de Valois.

### [Mlle. Cormon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jealousies_of_a_country_town_se/characters/mlle_cormon)

_professional_

Mlle. Cormon employs Suzanne as a servant, but their relationship is strained by suspicion and jealousy.

### [Chevalier de Valois](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jealousies_of_a_country_town_se/characters/chevalier_de_valois)

_romantic_

The Chevalier de Valois has a flirtatious and somewhat predatory relationship with the young servant Suzanne.

### [Chevalier de Valois](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jealousies_of_a_country_town_se/characters/chevalier_de_valois)

_romantic_

The Chevalier de Valois has a flirtatious and somewhat predatory relationship with the young servant Suzanne.

### [Du Bousquier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jealousies_of_a_country_town_se/characters/du_bousquier)

_psychological_

Du Bousquier manipulates Suzanne, using her as a tool in his schemes against the Chevalier de Valois.

### [Mlle. Cormon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jealousies_of_a_country_town_se/characters/mlle_cormon)

_professional_

Mlle. Cormon employs Suzanne as a servant, but their relationship is strained by suspicion and jealousy.

## In the story

### [The Old Maid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jealousies_of_a_country_town_se/chapters/the-old-maid)

Suzanne is a charming laundry girl who visits the Chevalier early one morning, hinting at news that will bring both pleasure and annoyance. Her escapade is noted to influence the lives of the principal characters.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jealousies_of_a_country_town_se/characters/suzanne
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jealousies_of_a_country_town_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_jealousies_of_a_country_town_se/characters