The Ladies’ Paradise

by

Émile Zola

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Hutin Character Analysis

Hutin is a salesman in the silk department at the Ladies’ Paradise. Denise initially has a crush on Hutin, believing him to be kind even though he insults her behind her back. Although Hutin spends all his wages at bars and on girls, his sole mission is to supplant those higher than him in his department so he can climb the ladder himself. To this end, he conspires to have Robineau fired, and then Bouthemont. In this way, Hutin attains to the position of buyer, but then faces the prospect of himself being fired and replaced by Favier.

Hutin Quotes in The Ladies’ Paradise

The The Ladies’ Paradise quotes below are all either spoken by Hutin or refer to Hutin . 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:
Consumerism and Excess Theme Icon
).
Chapter 10 Quotes

She was deeply disturbed: it was strange that a moment ago she had found the strength to repulse a man whom she adored, whereas in the past she had felt such weakness in the presence of that wretched boy, whose love she had only dreamed about!

Related Characters: Denise Baudu , Octave Mouret , Hutin
Page Number: 301
Explanation and Analysis:
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Hutin Quotes in The Ladies’ Paradise

The The Ladies’ Paradise quotes below are all either spoken by Hutin or refer to Hutin . 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:
Consumerism and Excess Theme Icon
).
Chapter 10 Quotes

She was deeply disturbed: it was strange that a moment ago she had found the strength to repulse a man whom she adored, whereas in the past she had felt such weakness in the presence of that wretched boy, whose love she had only dreamed about!

Related Characters: Denise Baudu , Octave Mouret , Hutin
Page Number: 301
Explanation and Analysis: