Kléber Bouquet
The older condemned soldier called the Eskimo.
To protect the other men and use his strength to resist their sentence.
The book
At a glance
- a carpenter and battlefield leader
- The older condemned soldier called the Eskimo.
- To protect the other men and use his strength to resist their sentence.
- He brings down a German aircraft before being killed at Bingo.
Who they are in the book
Spoiler-freeKléber Bouquet is a carpenter and battlefield leader. The older condemned soldier called the Eskimo.
The character wants to protect the other men and use his strength to resist their sentence.. That desire determines what is remembered, hidden, or investigated.
He brings down a German aircraft before being killed at Bingo. The detail matters because Mathilde can reach the truth only by comparing partial accounts.
How Kléber Bouquet Is Portrayed
- Rolea carpenter and battlefield leader
- PressureThe older condemned soldier called the Eskimo.
- GoalTo protect the other men and use his strength to resist their sentence.
- EvidenceHe brings down a German aircraft before being killed at Bingo.
He brings down a German aircraft before being killed at Bingo.
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