Tyres Characters

Raoul is the bitter and often melancholic first-person narrator of “Tyres.” He works at his father André’s tire repair shop during the Nazi occupation of Vichy France. The Nazis begin their full occupation… read analysis of Raoul Paulhan

André Paulhan is Raoul’s father and the proprietor of André Paulhan et Fils, a roadside tire repair business in the south of France. Raoul describes his father as lean and wrinkled, with thinning hair… read analysis of André Paulhan

A clerk at the local silk works and a messenger for the Maquis resistance fighters, Cécile Viala is Raoul’s first love. Cécile bikes past the tire repair shop twice a day, and Raoul falls… read analysis of Cécile Viala

Petit Ours (“little bear” in French) is a legendary and prominent figure among the Maquis guerilla fighters, who fight for resistance against Nazi occupation in Raoul’s town. His name carries weight and mystery among… read analysis of Petit Ours