Restless Heart (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Jean Anouilh
- First Published: 1938
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Naturalism
- Time of Work: The 1930’s
- Setting: France
- Genres: Naturalistic literature, Drama
- Subjects: Values, Parents and children, Pragmatism, France or French people, Class consciousness, 1930’s, Poverty or poor people, Greed, Abortion, Idealism, Wealth
- Locales: France
Characters Discussed
Thérèse Tarde (tay- REHZ tahrd), a twenty-year-old violinist engaged to Florent France. Honest and innocent, she attempts to overcome the moral and cultural deprivation she inherited from her parents. Her beauty and personality attract two opposing characters: Gosta, her mother’s lover, and Florent, a wealthy, socially prominent musician. Despite Gosta’s demonstrations of affection, she loves Florent for his musical talents, sensitivity, and correctness. Oblivious to her parents’ pleas for marriage on materialistic grounds, she is attracted to his...
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