Travel Essays · Character
Jacques
A French character encountered during the travels.
minor
First appearance: an inland voyage
Jacques shows up with force in On the Plain. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Symbolic peasant figure representing the historical serf, enduring oppression and hardship under feudal and royal rule.
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