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Eugenie Grandet

Original titlefr. Eugénie Grandet · 1833
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Main Ideas

  • Critique of bourgeois values
  • Contrast between money and human emotions
  • Social injustice and its impact on the characters' lives
  • Conflict between individual desires and societal norms
  • Destructive influence of greed on people's destinies
  • Illusory nature of human happiness under social prejudices
Eugenie Grandet
Date of publication: 14 May 2024
Last updated: 13 July 2024
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Eugenie Grandet
Original titlefr. Eugénie Grandet · 1833