The Perennial Bachelor · Character
Lucy Hawthorn
Lucy Hawthorn is Victor's first love, whose letter announcing her engagement to a French count leaves him sobbing on the stairs.
supporting
Also known as Lucy, Hawthorn, XX Twice Lucy
First appearance: the perennial bachelor
As a supporting figure in The Perennial Bachelor, Lucy Hawthorn is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Meets Victor at the Leafs' house and engages in playful banter with him.
Lucy is the girl Victor believed himself engaged to — until her letter arrives declaring her intention to marry Count René de la Villeblanche and calling their romance the friendship of children. She is offstage for much of the early story, but her decision reverberates through Victor's life and Maggie's fierce protective rage. When she reappears years later as a widow, she becomes the test of whether Victor can ever choose anything at all.
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Relationship types
- Romantic
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Younger Romantic Interests
- Central Family and Suitors
- Protagonist
- Extended Social and Historical Names
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Victor’s psychological peak is the full immersion into his delusional fantasy—he envisions Lucy returning in o…
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- Victor Campion
romantic · ambivalent
Lucy is a romantic interest of Victor, and their interactions are charged with flirtation… How this plays out →
- Maggie Campion
friendship · positive
- Victor Campion
romantic · ambivalent
Lucy is a romantic interest of Victor, and their interactions are charged with flirtation… How this plays out →
- Maggie Campion
friendship · positive
- Victor Campion
romantic · ambivalent
Lucy is a romantic interest of Victor, and their interactions are charged with flirtation… How this plays out →
- Maggie Campion
friendship · positive
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