Who is Marcel Ste. Marie from The Feast of All Saints and what is their importance? The_Feast_of_All_Saints_(novel) English & Literature Marcel Ste. Marie | The Feast of All Saints

Marcel St. Marie is the child of Cecile Ste. Marie and Philippe Ferronaire. He is of mixed blood and considered a free gentleman of color. He has inherited lighter skin, blue eyes, and blonde hair from his father, but he has not been given his father's name. However, he is given the finest of clothes and education that a man could have, including a promise that he is to travel at the age of eighteen to visit Paris where the color of his skin will not prevent him from anything.