# Pauline — The Revolution in Tanner’s Lane character guide > Pauline in The Revolution in Tanner’s Lane by Mark Rutherford. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Miss Pauline, Little Pauline, the astonished Pauline **First appearance:** 0001-the-revolution-in-tanner-s-lane ## Snapshot Zachariah's dark-haired, vivacious daughter, whose inherited intensity and quick judgment make her the still center of the novel's London chapters. ## Who they are Pauline keeps her father's small house and receives his visitors, her beauty and decision of lip already famous as far as Cowfold. When the callow Thomas Broad arrives with his smelling-salts and greasy compliments, her instant, outspoken loathing draws a line the plot will keep testing. She matters because she is what the Revolution looks like at home — vivid, unprotected, and unwilling to be condescended to. ## Relationships ### [Thomas Broad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/characters/thomas_broad) _romantic_ Pauline and Thomas Broad share a deep romantic connection, marked by passion and conflict. ### [Zachariah Coleman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/characters/zachariah_coleman) _friendship_ Pauline and Zachariah Coleman are comrades in the revolutionary cause, with mutual respect and affection. ### [George Allen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/characters/george_allen) _friendship_ George Allen and Pauline are fellow revolutionaries and friends, though their relationship is complicated by other loyalties. ### [Jean Caillaud](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/characters/jean_caillaud) _family_ Jean Caillaud is Pauline's father, and their relationship is protective and affectionate. ### [Thomas Broad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/characters/thomas_broad) _romantic_ Pauline and Thomas Broad share a deep romantic connection, marked by passion and conflict. ### [Zachariah Coleman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/characters/zachariah_coleman) _friendship_ Pauline and Zachariah Coleman are comrades in the revolutionary cause, with mutual respect and affection. ### [Thomas Broad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/characters/thomas_broad) _romantic_ Pauline and Thomas Broad share a deep romantic connection, marked by passion and conflict. ### [Zachariah Coleman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/characters/zachariah_coleman) _friendship_ Pauline and Zachariah Coleman are comrades in the revolutionary cause, with mutual respect and affection. ### [George Allen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/characters/george_allen) _friendship_ George Allen and Pauline are fellow revolutionaries and friends, though their relationship is complicated by other loyalties. ### [Jean Caillaud](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/characters/jean_caillaud) _family_ Jean Caillaud is Pauline's father, and their relationship is protective and affectionate. ### [George Allen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/characters/george_allen) _friendship_ George Allen and Pauline are fellow revolutionaries and friends, though their relationship is complicated by other loyalties. ## In the story ### [The Revolution in Tanner’s Lane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/chapters/the-revolution-in-tanner-s-lane) Engages in debates about religion and politics, reflecting the chapter's thematic concerns. ### [V: The Horizon Widens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/chapters/v-the-horizon-widens) Jean's daughter, intelligent and vivacious, shares her father's political and religious views, and captivates Zachariah with her intellect and demeanor. ### [VI: Tea à la Mode](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/chapters/vi-tea-la-mode) Expresses strong anti-Brunswick and republican views, rejects attending chapel, and feels a human connection to Zachariah's passion despite not understanding his theology. ### [Disintegration by Degrees](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/chapters/x-disintegration-by-degrees) Returns with her father Caillaud; openly hostile to Mrs. Zachariah, whom she predicts will kill her husband. ### [XI: Politics and Pauline](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/chapters/xi-politics-and-pauline) Dances for Zachariah and her father, displaying grace and charm, and bids Zachariah a playful curtsey as he leaves. ### [XII: One Body and One Spirit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/chapters/xii-one-body-and-one-spirit) Present at Caillaud's house; engages in earnest conversation with Zachariah, observed by Mrs. Coleman. ### [XIII: To the Greeks Foolishness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/chapters/xiii-to-the-greeks-foolishness) Leaves a warning note for Zachariah to flee. ### [End of the Beginning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/chapters/xv-end-of-the-beginning) Present during Caillaud's final visit, speaks of a memory that forgets nothing, later lives with Zachariah and their child. ### [XIX: “The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like Unto Leaven”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/chapters/xix-the-kingdom-of-heaven-is-like-unto-leaven) Zachariah's daughter, now nearly grown, inherits her mother's vivacity and French temperament, speaks French fluently. ### [The Reverend Thomas Broad’s Exposition of Romans 8:7](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/chapters/xx-the-reverend-thomas-broad-s-exposition-of-romans-8-7) Receives Thomas Broad; defends herself from his advances by cutting a cross into his hand. ### [XXIV: “I Came Not to Send Peace, but a Sword”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/chapters/xxiv-i-came-not-to-send-peace-but-a-sword) Argues for a higher form of martyrdom—living without a cause out of duty—and boldly calls Mr. Broad a hypocrite. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/characters/pauline - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_revolution_in_tanner_s_lane_se/characters