Jacques Lantier

Jacques Lantier is a character of fiction invented by Emile Zola. It is one of the character of the series of the Rougon-Macquart Single person, mechanic of engine to the Company of the West, associated with Pecqueux, on the engine that they call Lison, they ensure both the connection Le Havre - Paris. One day, furtively, by looking at a train passing, Jacques attends the crime of president Grandmorin who had the hand put on Severine Roubeaud, married itself with Roubeaud, station master of Le Havre and assassin of the president. Thus Severine, to protect itself allures it Jacques; in fact it makes a corruption of witness. Those become lovers. Roubeaud is with the current but card-indexes itself some. It sinks in the play. Jacques with the impression to have gained on its devastating passion which makes that it cannot hold a woman in her arms without wanting to kill it. One day, Flore, which Jacques had wanted to like, was avenged for the love of the two lovers by making run off the line the train that led Jacques and in whom Severine was. Several people will die. Severine will leave unscathed. Slightly commotionné Jacques. Flora will commit suicide under a tunnel. The two lovers want to then assassinate Roubeaud to live fully together. But they do not reach that point. The same evening, naked Severine indicator, whereas it await Roubeaud to kill it, Jacques cannot resist and plants a knife in the throat to him. A peasant bourru, Cabuche, will be shown murder. Jacques entiche then of Philomène, friend of Pecqueux. This one, tortured by the jealousy, revolts. They fight on board engine, fall. They die crushed by the train

Biography

Born in 1844, dies in 1870 because of an accident.

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