Therese Raquin

Style and Technique

«Therese Raquin» by Emile Zola is an outstanding example of naturalism in literature, demonstrating a deep analysis of the influence of environment and heredity on the human psyche. The author describes the lives of the main characters with extraordinary detail, giving special importance to the surrounding environment and the inner world of the characters. Zola uses an abundance of descriptive means, emphasizing physiological and psychological details to highlight the fatality of instincts and social surroundings. The structure of the novel is strictly subordinated to the development of the main idea, with each detail serving to reveal the characters and their fates. Detailed naturalism, combined with dark poetics and psychological depth, makes Zola's style uniquely powerful and expressive.