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Olivier
Suzanne is Olivier’s wife. She attends the weekly gatherings at the Raquin household with her husband, though she doesn’t talk much when she’s around others. Thérèse finds her unintelligent and boring, but she ends up befriending her after killing Camille, apparently taking a small amount of comfort in spending time with Suzanne so she doesn’t have to be alone during the daytime.
Suzanne Quotes in Thérèse Raquin
The Thérèse Raquin quotes below are all either spoken by Suzanne or refer to Suzanne. 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 27 Quotes
‘It’s perfectly clear, I can guess the whole sentence from the look in Madame’s eye. I don’t need things written out for me on a table, one glance from her is enough. What she meant to say is: “Thérèse and Laurent have taken good care of me.’”
Grivet had reason to feel pleased with his powers of imagination, because this time the whole company agreed with him. The guests began to sing the couple’s praises for having been so kind to the poor lady.
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Suzanne Character Timeline in Thérèse Raquin
The timeline below shows where the character Suzanne appears in Thérèse Raquin. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 4
...100 francs per month, with jealousy and admiration. Olivier brings along his quiet, unintelligent wife, Suzanne, and Camille invites an older coworker at the Orleans Railway named Grivet. Camille knows that...
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Chapter 5
...for Laurent to come by after work in the evenings. Then Grivet, Michaud, Olivier, and Suzanne arrive for the weekly game of dominoes, and though they’re hesitant to embrace Laurent, he...
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Chapter 12
...it would be good to win over the trust of the former policeman. Olivier and Suzanne happen to be there, too, which is good because he also wants to convince Olivier...
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Chapter 15
...trying to help Camille. While Laurent is there one Thursday evening, Michaud, Grivet, Olivier, and Suzanne all arrive for the weekly gathering. They feel awkward about it but not necessarily enough...
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Chapter 30
Thérèse stops paying so much attention to her aunt. She also asks Suzanne if she wants to keep her company in the shop, which has lost most of...
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