Alexandre Chenevert is characterized by insignificance and antagonism. He is first described as "un homme petit, chetif, avec un immense front soucieux" (15), the attribute "petit" being repeated over fifty times in the text. Unremarkable and blending so closely with the crowd as to be "innombrable" (129) or "invisible" (32, 47), Alexandre suffers from a deeply anguished mind that sets him apart from others whom he often distrusts and dislikes. How then, by the end of the book, can one explain his reconciliation with those about him? (1) The object of this article is to show how Alexandre, heavily circumscribed by his masculine role in the early part of the novel, experiences ...