# Étienne Lantier — Germinal character guide

> Étienne Lantier in Germinal by Émile Zola.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Étienne, Catherine, III Étienne, So Catherine, Étienne of Catherine, III

**First appearance:** 0001-germinal

## Who they are

A young migrant worker who becomes a leader in the miners' strike at Montsou.

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