Francis Gaignard
The socialist and pacifist condemned soldier called Six-Sous.
To denounce the war and refuse the logic that condemned him.
The book
At a glance
- a welder, unionist, and antiwar soldier
- The socialist and pacifist condemned soldier called Six-Sous.
- To denounce the war and refuse the logic that condemned him.
- He is shot after protesting from no-man's-land.
Who they are in the book
Spoiler-freeFrancis Gaignard is a welder, unionist, and antiwar soldier. The socialist and pacifist condemned soldier called Six-Sous.
The character wants to denounce the war and refuse the logic that condemned him.. That desire determines what is remembered, hidden, or investigated.
He is shot after protesting from no-man's-land. The detail matters because Mathilde can reach the truth only by comparing partial accounts.
How Francis Gaignard Is Portrayed
- Rolea welder, unionist, and antiwar soldier
- PressureThe socialist and pacifist condemned soldier called Six-Sous.
- GoalTo denounce the war and refuse the logic that condemned him.
- EvidenceHe is shot after protesting from no-man's-land.
He is shot after protesting from no-man's-land.
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