The Begum's Fortune Summary / Study Guide

The Begum's Fortune | Characters

In this novel, Verne created characters not for their own sake but for the sake of his story. None of them is well rounded, and even the major figures are primarily representatives of human virtues and vices. The main character is a young Alsatian called Marcel Bruckman. It is interesting that Verne the Frenchman, with no obvious love for the Germans, should choose for his protagonist a young man whose roots are in an area that has strong cultural roots in both nations, enabling him to make choices not rooted in nationalism.

Marcel Bruckman, the young Alsatian, combines all the good...

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