# Eugène de Rastignac — Father Goriot character guide

> Eugène de Rastignac in Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Rastignac, Eugène, M. de Rastignac, Chevalier de Rastignac

**First appearance:** 0001-father-goriot

## Who they are

Ambitious law student from the provinces who lodges at the Maison Vauquer and seeks entry into Parisian high society.

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