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Who is Florville from The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings and what is their importance? 120_Days_of_Sodom English & Literature Florville | The 120 Days of Sodom and Other Writings

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This individual is the main character in "Florville and Courval." Florville is an attractive woman in her mid-30s. She was abandoned on teh doorstep of a wealthy couple as an infant and grows up unaware of the identity of her true parents or other family members. This ignorance is what allows for the coincidence of unknowingly becoming pregnant by her brother, being raped by and killing her own son, testifying against her mother in a murder trial, and marrying and conceiving a child by her own father. Florville commits suicide upon learning all of this.