Mouret branch
Désirée Mouret
Farmer's helper
Serge Mouret's younger sister in La Faute de l'Abbé Mouret. Simple-minded but radiantly happy, she raises her animals — chickens, rabbits, a cow — with pure, unselfconscious delight. She represents nature's joy as a counterpoint to the anguish of her brother's spiritual and erotic struggle. Her contentment is among Zola's most unusual passages.
Sœur de Serge Mouret, simple d'esprit mais radieusement heureuse. Elle incarne la joie naturelle face à la souffrance spirituelle de son frère.
Round-faced, rosy, with an animal ease of movement and a smile of pure, uncomplicated joy.
Round-faced, rosy, with an animal ease of movement and a smile of pure, uncomplicated joy.
Family & Relationships
- Child Marthe Rougon
- Child François Mouret
- Sibling Octave Mouret
- Sibling Abbé Serge Mouret