Character dossier

duc de Guermantes

A major aristocratic figure whose aggregate profile is surprisingly negative across advantage, prestige, and inclusion alike.

61 annotation unitsFallen
duc de Guermantes portrait, Tarot
duc de Guermantes: rank without advantage.Tarot

Interpretation

duc de Guermantes is one of the project's most revealing reversals of expectation: despite formal rank, his annotation surface is broadly negative across all three lenses.

Why duc de Guermantes Is Distinctive

  • He helps separate nominal social title from actual passage-level advantage and valuation.
  • His profile is a strong reminder that the corpus tracks enacted social force, not merely inherited station.

Social Lenses

Archetype

Fallen

Broadly losing across immediate outcome, rank, and belonging.

Advantage

7%

Rank 58/62

Net score
-59.531
Mean
-0.976
Span
+6.339
Dominant dimension
General Appraisal

Prestige

7%

Rank 58/62

Net score
-47.194
Mean
-0.774
Span
+7.073
Dominant dimension
General Appraisal

Inclusion

7%

Rank 58/62

Net score
-52.097
Mean
-0.854
Span
+4.055
Dominant dimension
General Appraisal

Scene-level advantage over time

Advantage ELO Across ISLT

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Distinguishing Passages

Reading Path

  1. Main concentration of aggregate decline
  2. Earlier Guermantes-stage weakening
  3. Late retrospective continuation

Passage Signals