The novel is connected by three intertwined clues: the waves caused by the autocracy in the Grandet family, the overt and covert fights between the banker and the notary, and Eugenie's betrayal of Charlie because of her love for him. It tells a story about money destroying human nature and causing family tragedy, and reveals the corrosion and destruction of people's minds and souls by money. In terms of thought and art, it marks a leap in Balzac's novel creation. The novel successfully created the image of Grandet, a cruel, cruel, greedy and miserly capitalist, and he was passed down to future generations as one of the four misers in the gallery of world literary figures.
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Eugenie was born into such a family, which was destined to go against her natural temperament.
This book impressed me deeply with its wonderful characterization and profound themes. Balzac's writing style is vivid and delicate, and he portrays the image of Grandet as a miser in a profound way. It reminded me of those people around me who would do anything for money. At the same time, I also feel sorry for Eugenie's fate. Her kindness and simplicity are in sharp contrast to the cruelty of reality. This book made me think more about human nature and society, and also made me cherish the real emotions around me more.
Eugenie is fine, Grandet is fine
He sees that what is sinful in one place is virtuous in another, and he no longer has a definite idea of right and wrong. As a result of working for profit day and night, the heart becomes cold, shrunk, and withered. Sure enough, the most eternal things in the world are interests and money!
Although money brings power to people, it cannot bring happiness to people.
Because the four misers are often learned in teaching materials. It can also be confusing. After all, I haven't read the novel, just cold words.
Now the only person left in my mind is Grandet.
Let me briefly talk about my feelings.
Grandet, from my perspective, is not a miser, but a successful capitalist. Because his lifelong pleasure is calculating and chasing money. It's not so much chasing money, but chasing the thrill of having money in your own hands. But all this is due to his superb computing power and strategizing. Although everyone hates him because he took away most people's money, everyone admires him, envy him, compliment him, and are jealous of him. This is what the current capitalists have, only profits.
We have always preached warmth and righteousness, but most people become Grandet after they have money and ability. Maybe the only difference is that when we have money, we should enjoy ourselves to the fullest (of course it's just my thoughts as a poor guy. Maybe if I really have money, I can casually say like Jack Ma that money means nothing to me. It's just a string of numbers. After all, I still have to consider basic food and clothing in order to aspire to a higher spiritual world), rather than abandoning material desires like Mr. Grandet.
Let's talk about Eugenie, after she got money, wasn't part of her spiritual world engraved with the shadow of her father? It's just that for more than 20 years ago, she was indirectly imprisoned in a small room by Grandet and had little experience, so she described her brief relationship with Charlie as love. But is this part of the relationship really because of Charlie? I feel that it is more because of Eugenie's persistence day and night, so it is unforgettable. Rather than saying that she is faithful to love, it is better to say that she is clinging to her youth. The subsequent debt repayment is not so much for Charlie as it is to make up for the regrets of youth, and to modify the only bad thing in the youthful love experience.
There is a sentence at the end of the article that is quite good, "She knew that the dean wanted her to die early so that she could monopolize this huge piece of property." As a result, the person who doesn't care about money the most has more and more money. I have seen somewhere before that the more you desire something, the less you get it. All the wealth in the world goes to people who don't care about money the most (a message in a short video is probably about a person who bought furniture, but it was filled with money. He looked for the owner everywhere, and finally learned that the owner was a lonely old man. He tried his best to find the owner's descendants and sent the money back)
I have noble moral character, but I do not have firm qualities. I hope I can apply my morality to every decision I make.
Through the story of the well-known miser Grandet, we can glimpse the tragedy of his daughter Eugenie's life.
A story of love and money.
Very interesting, very realistic and satirical
Super beautiful, super beautiful
Not bad, haven't finished watching it yet
What a good girl Eugénie is.
The book is very good, but there are a lot of love brains in the comment section
As one of the four misers, Grandet did not disappoint us. He was shrewd, cunning, money-loving, opportunistic, and extremely stingy. He has a secret room full of gold. Grandet's biggest hobby is to admire the golden treasure in it. He has a lot of money but lives in a dilapidated house, and the stairs are broken and he is unwilling to repair them; his daughter gave her body to her nephew, so he was imprisoned and abused her; his wife is getting sicker and sicker, and in order to save money, he even refuses to see a doctor... Go and take a look at this stingy and selfish old man Ge who makes people gnash their teeth!
The more I read, the more I am able to devote myself to reading this book.
All pursuits have something to praise!
So beautiful, both sad and lucky
It's good to watch, both comedy (countless money falls on a woman bound by money) and tragedy (the heroine loses her parents and first love), it's so good o(*≧▽≦)ツ┏━┓
It's very good. The satirical description is quite obvious. I really like some of the author's detailed descriptions. It is these detailed descriptions that can vividly portray the characters [Like][Like][Like]
The novel is so beautiful. Everyone has mistakes that I want to avoid and a spirit that I should learn from. Eugenie is great.
Eugenie was born into such a family, which was destined to go against her natural temperament.
This book impressed me deeply with its wonderful characterization and profound themes. Balzac's writing style is vivid and delicate, and he portrays the image of Grandet as a miser in a profound way. It reminded me of those people around me who would do anything for money. At the same time, I also feel sorry for Eugenie's fate. Her kindness and simplicity are in sharp contrast to the cruelty of reality. This book made me think more about human nature and society, and also made me cherish the real emotions around me more.
Eugenie is fine, Grandet is fine
He sees that what is sinful in one place is virtuous in another, and he no longer has a definite idea of right and wrong. As a result of working for profit day and night, the heart becomes cold, shrunk, and withered. Sure enough, the most eternal things in the world are interests and money!
Although money brings power to people, it cannot bring happiness to people.
Because the four misers are often learned in teaching materials. It can also be confusing. After all, I haven't read the novel, just cold words. Now the only person left in my mind is Grandet. Let me briefly talk about my feelings. Grandet, from my perspective, is not a miser, but a successful capitalist. Because his lifelong pleasure is calculating and chasing money. It's not so much chasing money, but chasing the thrill of having money in your own hands. But all this is due to his superb computing power and strategizing. Although everyone hates him because he took away most people's money, everyone admires him, envy him, compliment him, and are jealous of him. This is what the current capitalists have, only profits. We have always preached warmth and righteousness, but most people become Grandet after they have money and ability. Maybe the only difference is that when we have money, we should enjoy ourselves to the fullest (of course it's just my thoughts as a poor guy. Maybe if I really have money, I can casually say like Jack Ma that money means nothing to me. It's just a string of numbers. After all, I still have to consider basic food and clothing in order to aspire to a higher spiritual world), rather than abandoning material desires like Mr. Grandet. Let's talk about Eugenie, after she got money, wasn't part of her spiritual world engraved with the shadow of her father? It's just that for more than 20 years ago, she was indirectly imprisoned in a small room by Grandet and had little experience, so she described her brief relationship with Charlie as love. But is this part of the relationship really because of Charlie? I feel that it is more because of Eugenie's persistence day and night, so it is unforgettable. Rather than saying that she is faithful to love, it is better to say that she is clinging to her youth. The subsequent debt repayment is not so much for Charlie as it is to make up for the regrets of youth, and to modify the only bad thing in the youthful love experience. There is a sentence at the end of the article that is quite good, "She knew that the dean wanted her to die early so that she could monopolize this huge piece of property." As a result, the person who doesn't care about money the most has more and more money. I have seen somewhere before that the more you desire something, the less you get it. All the wealth in the world goes to people who don't care about money the most (a message in a short video is probably about a person who bought furniture, but it was filled with money. He looked for the owner everywhere, and finally learned that the owner was a lonely old man. He tried his best to find the owner's descendants and sent the money back) I have noble moral character, but I do not have firm qualities. I hope I can apply my morality to every decision I make.
Through the story of the well-known miser Grandet, we can glimpse the tragedy of his daughter Eugenie's life.
A story of love and money.
Very interesting, very realistic and satirical
Super beautiful, super beautiful
Not bad, haven't finished watching it yet
What a good girl Eugénie is.
The book is very good, but there are a lot of love brains in the comment section
As one of the four misers, Grandet did not disappoint us. He was shrewd, cunning, money-loving, opportunistic, and extremely stingy. He has a secret room full of gold. Grandet's biggest hobby is to admire the golden treasure in it. He has a lot of money but lives in a dilapidated house, and the stairs are broken and he is unwilling to repair them; his daughter gave her body to her nephew, so he was imprisoned and abused her; his wife is getting sicker and sicker, and in order to save money, he even refuses to see a doctor... Go and take a look at this stingy and selfish old man Ge who makes people gnash their teeth!
The more I read, the more I am able to devote myself to reading this book.
All pursuits have something to praise!
So beautiful, both sad and lucky
It's good to watch, both comedy (countless money falls on a woman bound by money) and tragedy (the heroine loses her parents and first love), it's so good o(*≧▽≦)ツ┏━┓
It's very good. The satirical description is quite obvious. I really like some of the author's detailed descriptions. It is these detailed descriptions that can vividly portray the characters [Like][Like][Like]
The novel is so beautiful. Everyone has mistakes that I want to avoid and a spirit that I should learn from. Eugenie is great.