Study Guide

A Simple Heart Characters

By Gustave Flaubert

Everyone is jealous of Madame Aubain because she's such a good worker: For a hundred francs a...

Madame Aubain isn't a terrible person, but she can be a little bit toxic. She's the widow of a...

The young daughter of Madame Aubain, Virginie is too good for this world. We don't really know...

Just like pretty much every male character in this story, Paul is a source of heartache for the...

While Paul is a real jerk, Victor, Félicité's poor nephew, is another story. He...

This guy's a real gem. A retired lawyer, he's Madame Aubain's friend. He takes care of her...

And yet another piece of work. Poor Félicité meets this "prosperous-looking young...

Pont-l'Évêque is full of minor characters who play some role or another in the...