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The character Bécassine is a young Breton housemaid, usually depicted wearing a green dress pastiching traditional Breton peasant costume, with lace coiffe and clogs. She is said to come from Finistère, the area most associated with traditional Breton culture.
The name Bécassine, though, remains. It's actually a nickname, ostensibly based on the character's home village, Clocher-les-Bécasses. However, it's also derived from the French word for the number of birds in a family of snipe, and is used as something of derogatory slang for "fool." (In America, "snipe hunting" comes from the same usage.)
I’m 29, I read a fair amount of BDs (I grew up with Le Journal de Mickey and Spirou Magazine, still receive Spirou but don’t read it as religiously as before), and my only knowledge of Bécassine is that she’s a character from a BD but I don’t remember reading any of her stories.
The titular character is a young provincial girl from the French region of Bretagne. She wears traditional clothing and is clumsy, yet has a heart of gold. A French film adaptation titled Bécassine! came out in 2018, starring Émeline Bayart in the role.
Aug 2, 2011 · Bécassin is considered the first female protagonist in the history of comics. She is a young Breton housemaid created by Jacqueline Rivière and Joseph Pinchon in 1905. She is considered the birth of the modern bande dessinée inspiring Hergé (The Adventures of Tintin) in the 19
Dec 2, 2016 · Response to Les Aventures de Bécassine has been mixed, due to the series’ problematic, stereotypical depiction of Brittany and Bretons: the country is backward, the inhabitants are credulous and unintelligent. Beyond this, however, is the presence of Bécassine as a rare female character in BD.
Dec 1, 2016 · Response to Les Aventures de Bécassine has been mixed, due to the series’ problematic, stereotypical depiction of Brittany and Bretons: the country is backward, the inhabitants are credulous and...
