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The Narrator

This person is never named in the novel, and is sixteen when the story begins. Throughout the novel, this character and another participate in lewd acts of sexual deviance and violence.

Simone

This character becomes the object of the narrator's obsession. In the end this character seduces and kills a priest.

Marcelle

This character happens on Simone and the narrator while they are participating in sexual play in the garden. This character is committed to an institution after a breakdown, and upon her escape, takes her own life.

Sir Edmund

This character willingly takes in the young couple where they share their sexual games. Later,this character tells Simone how to strangle the priest in such a way as to force him to become aroused before his death.

Simone's Mother

This character is a quiet person who is raising a child alone. This character becomes aware...

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