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Character Role Analysis

Blanche de Villeforte and Emily St. Aubert

Blanche and Em both have the wide-eyed and innocent thing down pat, but they come from different worlds. Blanche has it made with a wealthy family, while Em needs to fend for herself in order to survive. Still, there are some startling similarities between the two best buds. When Blanche's imagination kicks into overdrive as she gazes on Chateau-le-Blanc for the first time, it's like seeing Em taking in Udolpho all over again. Their imaginations bring them together despite their vastly different social backgrounds.