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Great-Uncle Etienne LeBlanc
Madame Manec is a brave, resourceful, and kindly maid and cook for Etienne LeBlanc. When Daniel and Marie-Laure LeBlanc arrive in Saint-Malo, Madame Manec dotes on Marie-Laure, and their friendship becomes an important influence on Marie-Laure’s development in the coming years. Manec comforts Marie-Laure during times of crisis, and ultimately inspires Marie-Laure to become a French resistance fighter, delivering loaves of bread stuffed with secret messages that undermine the Germans’ power. Even after Manec succumbs to illness and dies, her bravery and integrity continue to inspire Marie-Laure.
Madame Manec Quotes in All the Light We Cannot See
The All the Light We Cannot See quotes below are all either spoken by Madame Manec or refer to Madame Manec. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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5. The Frog Cooks
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“Do you know what happens, Etienne,” says Madame Manec from the other side of the kitchen, “when you drop a frog in a pot of boiling water?”
“You will tell us, I am sure.”
“It jumps out. But do you know what happens when you put the frog in a pot of cool water and then slowly bring it to a boil? You know what happens then?”
Marie-Laure waits. The potatoes steam.
Madame Manec says, “The frog cooks."
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Madame Manec Quotes in All the Light We Cannot See
The All the Light We Cannot See quotes below are all either spoken by Madame Manec or refer to Madame Manec. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
5. The Frog Cooks
Quotes
“Do you know what happens, Etienne,” says Madame Manec from the other side of the kitchen, “when you drop a frog in a pot of boiling water?”
“You will tell us, I am sure.”
“It jumps out. But do you know what happens when you put the frog in a pot of cool water and then slowly bring it to a boil? You know what happens then?”
Marie-Laure waits. The potatoes steam.
Madame Manec says, “The frog cooks."
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