<P> Christine became torn between her loyalty and sympathy for her mentor, Erik, and her love for her childhood friend Viscount Raoul de Chagny . </P> <P> In the Lofficier translation of the novel, Christine's age is given as 15 years old . However, this is a mistranslation of a passage that says her heart was "as pure as that of a 15 year old". The evidence of Christine's childhood friendship with Raoul, and her studies at the Paris Conservatoire, put her age at 20 . </P> <P> Christine is a chorus girl, who becomes the object of obsession, passion and love for the mysterious Phantom of the Opera . He becomes her mentor, and with his help, she is chosen to replace the company's prima donna, Carlotta . When she falls in love with her childhood sweetheart, Raoul, the Phantom kidnaps Christine in a jealous rage and drags her down to his lair . She is forced to choose between the Phantom and Raoul, but her compassion for the Phantom moves him to free them both and allow them to flee . </P> <P> The film version of the musical follows the musical's script closely, but Christine's age is reduced . Her gravemark says that she was born in 1854, and the beginning the movie shows the setting as 1870, so that makes her 15 or 16 years old . </P>

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