How does Eugenie Grandet reflect the social realities of the time?

Eugenie Grandet was written in the first half of the 19th century, in the early stages of the establishment of capitalism in France. In 1815, Napoleon was completely defeated at the Battle of Waterloo, and the dynasty was restored, and his reign lasted until 1830. As Charles X's reactionary policies angered the people, the July Revolution overthrew the Restoration dynasty in just 3 days and began an 18-year dynastic reign in which the financial bourgeoisie seized power.

Although the aristocracy of the Restoration returned to France from abroad, their position was not the same as before the French Revolution, because the bourgeoisie became stronger. Luis Stanislas Xavier, who had just come to power, had to promulgate a new constitution, introduce a democratic republic, and make concessions to the bourgeoisie in order to preserve the shaky regime. Although the bourgeoisie lost its political power, it relied on its economic power to compete with the aristocracy.

In the last years of the Restoration, not only in the cities, but also in the countryside where the aristocracy maintained a wide influence. In fact, the Restoration dynasty no longer exists. Balzac was more sensitive than his contemporaries, observing this important social phenomenon with unique insight.

For the appreciation of this book, I think that "Eugenie Grandet" is a love tragedy, in which the two young protagonists are not the first protagonists of the story. In other words, what Balzac is trying to depict is neither the person who broke the world in the tragedy, nor the infatuated woman, but the main creator of the tragedy, the old Grandet. The winner is beyond reproach, it seems that this sentence is very reasonable, the old Grande is the winner of his time, and the biggest trump card in the hands of the new forces he represents is money.

Money has infinite power, its power is irresistible, and the elder Grandet lived in a time of great upheaval and rapid change in French society. At this grim moment of historical turning point, the torrent of money is rolling in, all moral and ethical concepts are lost, religious beliefs, noble titles, family honors, etc. become worthless. Only money is everything, and money becomes the new God.

Everyone adores it, worships it.

The author mainly uses typical characters in typical environments, detailed descriptions, contrasts, ironic humor, comedic exaggerations, etc. The use of these techniques makes the characters vivid and vivid, brings us great aesthetic enjoyment, and also provides a reference for us to observe, describe life and portray characters. Balzac provides a realistic action backdrop for the entire story, in which he portrays flesh-and-blood characters.

These figures are not only typical individuals, but also models of individuality. The story of this routine does not make Balzac's works fall into a conformist situation, but shows the style and charm of the master, showing the brilliance of the whole work.

The background of the writing is the dark French society of the 19th century, and we can appreciate this film from the perspectives of characters, language arts, narrative style, character fate and ideological transformation.

At the time of its creation, French society was full of sharp and complex class struggles, and the whole society was in a state of turmoil, and the contradictions between the royalists and the petty bourgeoisie and the aristocratic bourgeoisie were very acute; By telling the story of money's destruction of humanity and family tragedy, this book exposes the evil of capitalist society and the corrosion and destruction of people's minds and souls by money.

When capitalism in France was just being established. First you need to understand the background of the time, and then you need to understand the story of Napoleon and Charles X.

The advent of "Eugenie Grandet" is of great practical significance. It was unique at that time to profoundly expose the process of making a fortune, the essential characteristics of the bourgeoisie, and the evil role of money. The July Dynasty was dominated by the financial bourgeoisie.

Balzac was greatly disappointed with the reality of the July Dynasty when he found that the July Revolution had been betrayed by the big bourgeoisie, and that the petty bourgeoisie could not even get a piece of the fruits of the revolution. He had a fairly clear understanding of the class nature of the July Dynasty. He expressed his deep disgust at a society that was filled with corruption and filth from top to bottom.

The sharp edge of Eugène Grandet's exposure and criticism also clearly points to reality, expressing the writer's resentment at the rule of the financial bourgeoisie. **After it was published, it caused a great response, and then he wrote "Old Man Gao". Balzac's reputation quickly spread throughout Europe.

Main content:

Monsieur Grandet was a wealthy man in a small French town, who had amassed a fortune by growing grapes and making financial investments, and most of the young men in the town came to their daughters Eugenie.

One day, the Grandet family welcomed a relative from Paris, Charles Grandet, a cousin of Eugenie, and the news of the suicide of the old Grandet brother Paris due to the debt crisis also spread, and Charles became penniless and poor, and the old Grandet sent Charles to India for development. And Eugenie, who had long been in love with Charles, gave a whole bag of gold coins from her father every birthday to Charles as a comeback capital.

When it was Eugenie's birthday again, Grandet the Elder gave his daughter a gold coin as usual, but when he wanted to check his daughter's "little coffer" again, he found that all the gold coins were gone. Old Grande was furious, his wife was frightened and finally bedridden, and Eugenie was trapped in the room with only bread and cold water.

After taking charge of the family's finances after the death of her parents and paying off all the debts of her dead uncle in Paris, Eugenie mocked the unsympathetic Charles in her own way and refused to offer a marriage proposal for money.

Eugenie. Grande tells the story of the elder Grande's only daughter, the innocent and beautiful Eugenie, who falls in love with her bankrupt cousin Charlie. In order to support Charlie, she gave him all her gold coins, an act that angered the elder Grandet, and the father and daughter clashed violently.

Her mother, who had always been timid and virtuous, became ill because of this, and Eugenie, an infatuated girl, finally waited for a negative man who returned with a small fortune.

A miserly and shrewd millionaire, with an innocent and beautiful only daughter, she was married to a bankrupt relative, and in order to help him "break into the world", she did not hesitate to give away all her private savings, thus angering her father, who loved money as much as his life, and a fierce conflict between father and daughter frightened the timid and virtuous mother from then on; But the infatuated girl who lost her father and lost her youth in anticipation finally waited for a negative man who returned from making a fortune.

Eugenie Grandet It is a long story created by the French realist Olores de Balzac, and today let's take a look at the main content of this novel.

The story is mainly about a wealthy merchant family in France. Grandet was a very clever man, he would use many things to make a fortune, although he was very rich, but he was very picky, he was reluctant to eat meat in the house all year round, every day the table in the house was full of vegetables, and he did not invite male servants, all the housework was done by the maid herself. In the cold winter, when the weather is very cold, he will not use fire to keep warm, and he usually has to deduct some pocket money from his daughter and wife, he is a businessman, so he calculates very accurately, and all his transactions are sure to make a profit.

In the middle of his life, his only daughter, Eugenie, had her birthday, and they invited the head of the inquisition of a notary, and the family brought rare treasures, so that Grandet was very happy, and while everyone was having a happy meal, Eugenie's cousin Charles came to their house, but Grandet did not allow Charles to eat with them, and entertained Charles with a crow. When Charles' father died, he wrote a letter asking Grandet to help his son, but Grandet did not intend to do so. Seeing that Charles was so pitiful, Eugenie gave him all her savings.

In order to have a better future, Charles decided to go on the path of a merchant, and when he left, he left his mother's only relic to Eugenie as a souvenir, and the two decided to make a private agreement for life. After Charles left, Grandet learned that his daughter had helped him, and imprisoned her, which made his wife very ill, but as soon as she died, his property would be divided among her daughters, so she persuaded her to sign a contract to renounce her mother's inheritance and keep all the family property in her own hands. Grandet was a very stingy man who made the stove very stingy, and until he died, he had to put all the **s on the table for himself to see, and he said that this would make him feel better.

After Grandet's death, Eugenie inherited all the property, but he waited for his cousin Charles to return, but Charles gave up his cousin in order to marry a noble lady. In this way, Charles lived a happy high life, while Eugenie locked herself in her room every day and lived out the rest of her life.

The above story only represents my personal opinion, if there are any mistakes, please understand.

It was created by Balzac. Tells a story of money destroying humanity and causing family tragedy.

Zack; It tells the story of the only daughter of Lao Ge who changed to Langtai, the innocent and beautiful Eugenie, who fell in love with her bankrupt cousin Charlie. In order to support Charlie, she gave him all her gold coins, which angered the elder Grandet, and the father and daughter clashed violently. The mother, who has always been timid and virtuous, became ill because of this, and Eugenie, the infatuated Gushan Lunniang, finally waited for a negative man who returned with a small fortune.

It was created by Balzac. Its main content is to tell the story of girls who are unwilling to be oppressed and try their best to resist.

This character is very independent, very clear about what he wants, very important to money, and especially stingy.

She was not mentally healthy enough, and she lived a very simple life. She is even very good at slapping the skin. She was very generous and very zealous in her philanthropy. She longed for love. She was very pitiful.

The innocent and beautiful Eugenie Grandet, the only daughter of a miserly and shrewd millionaire, falls in love with her bankrupt cousin, and does not hesitate to anger her money-loving father for his sake, and spends all her money to finance his world. As a result, the father-daughter relationship broke down, and the timid and virtuous mother was so frightened that she couldn't afford to fall ill. The girl who lost her father and lost her youth in the bitter anticipation finally waited for the negative Heng Qihan who returned from making a fortune.

Eugenie's tragic image is an indictment of the poisoning of money worship on the society of the time.

Grandet, the central character of Eugenie Grandet, is also a wealthy man in the small western French city of Cité Somor. When the French Revolution broke out in 1789, he was just a wealthy cooper. But he was good at camping, and during the republican period, he bought the best vineyards, a monastery and a few plots of land at a low price.

After having the backing of the industry, he appeared in the political arena, saw the wind and steered, became a Republican, became the administrative commissar of Suomo District, and took advantage of the convenience of his position to make a fortune, becoming the richest man in Suomo City with millions of assets. During the Restoration Dynasty, although Grande lost his official position, he did not stop accumulating the wealth of Chong and Liang. He cunningly made **, so that the grape farmers and small and medium-sized owners near Suomo City did not sell the wine, but he secretly found a foreign merchant who was in a hurry to make a deal, which made the price of the wine **, and harmed everyone.

Like a tiger or a python, he "lay and crouched, spied for a long time on his prey, and then pounced on it; He opened the mouth of the purse, poured in a large amount of coins, and slept peacefully; As silent as a snake, indifferent and ruthless, it is carried out step by step and digested slowly. "The process of making Grandet rich at the expense of others and bankrupting others through despicable means such as controlling the market and driving up prices is the epitome of the big bourgeoisie making a fortune at that time.