Thérèse Raquin (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Émile Zola
- First Published: 1867
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Naturalism
- Time of Work: The Second Empire (1852-1870)
- Setting: Paris, France
- Genres: Long fiction, Naturalistic literature
- Subjects: France or French people, Love or romance, Crime or criminals, Nineteenth century, Middle classes, Marriage, Paris, Poverty or poor people, Domestic violence, Adultery
- Locales: Paris, France
Characters Discussed
Madame Raquin (rah-KA[N]), a plump, sixty-year-old, doting mother who centers her life on her son, Camille, and gratifies his every whim. When he decides to go to Paris to look for a new position, she leaves her comfortable country retirement at Vernon and uses a portion of her savings to rent a miserable little haberdashery on a wretched Left Bank alley. Camille, his mother, and his wife, Thérèse, live a life of unbroken plainness and regularity until they are enlivened by Camille’s vivacious coworker and friend, Laurent. After the seemingly accidental...
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