Chantal Prym

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Chantal Prym is the conflicted young woman at the center of Paulo Coelho’s novel "The Devil and Miss Prym," who must grapple with a profound moral dilemma when her village is offered wealth in exchange for committing a murder.

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instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn The Devil and Miss Prym
appearsInSeries And on the Seventh Day trilogy
associatedWith the Stranger
the villagers of Viscos
centralThemeRelation good versus evil
moral choice
temptation
characterIn novel
conditionOfOffer a murder must be committed in Viscos
createdBy Paulo Coelho
describedAs young woman
facesOfferOf gold bars for her village
firstAppearance The Devil and Miss Prym
gender female
hasMoralDilemma whether to accept wealth in exchange for a murder in her village
languageOfOriginalWork Portuguese
livesIn Viscos
narrativeFunction tests the moral limits of an ordinary person
nationalityInStory French
occupation barmaid
publicationContext The Devil and Miss Prym
surface form: The Devil and Miss Prym (2000 novel)
relatedWork By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
Veronika Decides to Die
role protagonist
strugglesWith conscience
desire for a better life
fear
symbolizes the human capacity for choice between good and evil

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