Sarah Starzynski’s adoptive parents. An elderly couple living south of Paris in Orléans, Jules and Geneviève harbor Sarah and Rachel after Jules discovers them hiding in his shed. When Sarah tells them she intends to return to Paris in search of her brother, Jules and Geneviève insist on accompanying her. Thus, they are both present when Sarah discovers Michel’s dead body. For the remainder of the war, Jules and Geneviève hide Sarah, and afterwards raise her as part of their family. They are both deeply grieved by Sarah’s decision to move to the States and cut off contact with her friends in France.
Jules and Geneviève Dufaure Quotes in Sarah’s Key
The Sarah’s Key quotes below are all either spoken by Jules and Geneviève Dufaure or refer to Jules and Geneviève Dufaure. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 39
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Number 26 appeared in front of them. Nothing had changed in the street, she noticed. It was still the same calm, narrow road she had always known. How was it possible that entire lives could change, could be destroyed, and that streets and buildings remained the same, she wondered.
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Jules and Geneviève Dufaure Quotes in Sarah’s Key
The Sarah’s Key quotes below are all either spoken by Jules and Geneviève Dufaure or refer to Jules and Geneviève Dufaure. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 39
Quotes
Number 26 appeared in front of them. Nothing had changed in the street, she noticed. It was still the same calm, narrow road she had always known. How was it possible that entire lives could change, could be destroyed, and that streets and buildings remained the same, she wondered.
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