French Literature Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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An Analysis of a Scene in the Adolescent Journey in Marguerite Dura’s Novel, The Lover (986 words, 3 pages)

Critical Analysis of Duras Scene of an Adolescent Journey Marguerite Duras novel The Lover tells of her life as an adolescent child who lives in Indochina with her mother and two brothers at the time when she was 15 all the while acquiring a 27 year old chinese lover who ... Read More

A Review of The Stranger by Albert Camus (856 words, 3 pages)

The Stranger Review.Everyone will die. Meursaults knowledge on the concept of death fuels his uncaring attitude toward every situation involving death he endures during The Stranger. Albert Camus highlights mortality to expose humanities ignorance towards the inevitable end. He also stresses an importance on time, as it accentuates Meursaults apathy. ... Read More

An Analysis of The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant (818 words, 3 pages)

Stealing Ones LifeFrom tangible to intangible, people deal with the struggle of loss on an almost daily basis. Throughout the story, The Necklace, by Maupassant, Mathilde, the protagonist, goes through a long and tortuous journey beginning from the moment she loses her friends necklace. Relating to One Art, by Bishop, ... Read More

An Analysis of Romantic Realism in Madame Bovary by Gustave Blaubert (1573 words, 6 pages)

Demise in Being a DreamerIn the novel Madame Bovary, by Gustave Blaubert the essence of the romantic realism movement is thoroughly examined. This era was defined by a deepening appreciation of beauty, imagination, passion, and an emphasis upon imagination as a gateway to transcend and experience spiritual truth. (Lindbergh) These ... Read More

An Introduction to the Value of Well Researched Historical Fiction: Cultural Continuity in Segu (1034 words, 4 pages)

The Value of Well Researched Historical Fiction Cultural Continuity in Segu Authors of historical fiction often make the mistake of formatting their plot lines and characters around reinterpretations of history that are guided by their own contemporary hermeneutics. The genre can, however, give valuable historical insight if it properly addresses ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Play Cyrano De Bergerac (630 words, 3 pages)

Words are used everyday. They are a part of life, and have the power to make people laugh, smile, or cry. Words are used all over the world in hundreds of different languages, and in thousands of different scenarios. In life and in the play, Cyrano De Bergerac, words people ... Read More

A Review of Passage 2 in Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (667 words, 3 pages)

Narrator analysisThe passage 2 from Madame Bovary is a third-person narration where the narrator is telling the story of another person. In this passage the story being told is that of a man who has held the emotions of his lover and that of others in the narrative, Lucie, Edgar, ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Renee’s Exile in the Elegance of the Hedgehog (2716 words, 10 pages)

Renee's Exile in The Elegance of the HedgehogEdward Said once wrote that modern Western culture is in large part the work of exiles (Said 137). Muriel Barberys The Elegance of the Hedgehog is one outgrowth of this exilic culture the novel follows Rene Michel, a concierge who is characterized as ... Read More

An Analysis of Albert Camus’s Short Story The Guest (1253 words, 4 pages)

An Explication of "The Guest" In his short story "The Guest" Albert Camus writes, "And he cursed atone and the same time his own people who had sent him this Arab and theArab too who had dared to kill and not managed to get away" (390-391). Thisshows both Camus's humor ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Meursault in Camus’s Novel The Stranger (2507 words, 4 pages)

In Albert Camus' The Stranger we are presented with a character, Meursault that is both frightening and familiar. I first read The Stranger when I was nineteen, it had a profound impact on me. I was a recent High School grad, desperately searching for -and failing to find- "meaning" in ... Read More

The Use of Language to Catch the Attention of the Audience in the Play, The Bald Soprano by Eugene Ionesco (969 words, 4 pages)

According to Websters dictionary, drama can be defined as an exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events in a play or movie setting. In the Bald Soprano, drama is displayed as a way to get the audience attention about the use of language. Language can be such a powerful way ... Read More

A Theme Analysis on Don’t Dress for Dinner (425 words, 2 pages)

Review for Don't Dress for Dinner A b c d e f g individualy these leters are insignificant, but whencombined they form words, words strung together form sentences and so ontill the story is finished. Few stories can be as extremely entertaining asDon't Dress for Dinner. The writing in the ... Read More

The Effects of Maman’s Death on Mersault and His Actions Throughout the Stranger (1344 words, 4 pages)

Word Count 1341The Effects of Mamans Death on Meursault and His Actions Throughout The StrangerThat there is no discernible order in the universe is undeniable. Every day, people are born and people die. People meet or dont by pure chance, the earth shifts and shakes beneath our feet, and meteors ... Read More

An Analysis of the Play The School For Wives (1708 words, 6 pages)

Atop the set at the center of the stage, a signboard displays the definition of a word - Cuckold the husband of an adulteress, often regarded as an object of derision. It's the second insight we get into the play's theme, the first being it's title. The title The School ... Read More

The Existence of Good and Evil in Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (584 words, 1 pages)

From the dusk of dawn till the end of time, evil and good will always exist in the finding of one s self. Les Miserables foretells the compelling race between good and evil in a early eighteenth century France. Passionately and purely, Victor Hugo poured his soul into the making ... Read More

A False Sense of Reality in Gustave Flaubert’s Novel Madame Bovary (1458 words, 2 pages)

It can be inferred that many women in today s society read romance novels in order to obtain a sense of fulfillment. Furthermore, the ideas and plots that are acquired from these role models are most often carried over into everyday life. While there is a good intention, most do ... Read More

An Analysis of Edmund Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac (623 words, 1 pages)

Cyrano de Bergerac Romance has always been a favorite genre of society. Tales of love lost, brokenhearts, and emotional reunions never fail to captivate an audience. Edmund Rostand splay, Cyrano de Bergerac, is a classic tale of love untold. The protagonist of the play,Cyrano, is deeply in love with his ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Mersault in The Stranger by Albert Camus (618 words, 1 pages)

January 11, 1979-k In the Stranger, Albert Camus portrays Mersault, the books character, asaloof, detached, and unemotional. Hedoes not think much about events or their consequences, nordoes he express much feeling in relationships or during emotional times. He displays animpassiveness throught the book in his reactions to the people and ... Read More

An Analysis of Parallel Events in The Stranger by Albert Camus (940 words, 1 pages)

The Stranger by Albert Camus is a story of a sequence of events in one man's life that cause him to question the nature of the universe and his position in it. The book is written in two parts and each part seems to reflect in large degree the actions ... Read More

Fickle Fortune in Candide by Voltaire (891 words, 1 pages)

FORTUNE S FURIOUS FICKLE WHEEL Whatever is, is right, said Alexander Pope, and all is for the best echoed Pangloss of Voltaire s Candide (Lamm 175 ln 46). Pangloss believed that if something happens, then it is for a reason. He held that the, sometimes, bitter end effect was justified ... Read More

An Analysis of the Challenges in the Original Production of Tartuffe by Moliere (1690 words, 3 pages)

Molire's Tartuffe has long been considered a masterpiece of French Literature for its powerful social commentary, finely sculptured characters and its presentation of moral theme. While Tartuffe stands soundly on its own merits, its curiosity and impact for audiences both within its own period and for contemporary productions are heightened ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Story Man’s Fate in China (1948 words, 4 pages)

Mans Fate is a fictional story based on the 1927 Chinese revolution in Shanghai. The main characters, Chen, Kyo, May, Katov, and Old Gisors represent different facets of Malrauxs belief system and personality.The story opens where Chen is in the room of a sleeping man who hes about to assassinate. ... Read More

The Theme in Anne Hebert Novel “Kamouraska” (588 words, 1 pages)

In the exert from the novel Kamouraska by Anne Hebert, the diction of words and point of view allow each paragraph to present a different tone and atmosphere to the reader. This is evident when the first two paragraphs switches from third person to first person, as well as the ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life of Francios-Marie Arouet or Voltaire (1202 words, 5 pages)

Francios-Marie Arouet's, assuming the pen-name of Voltaire, L'Ingenu is asatirical story that begins in 1689 when a ship of English merchants are comingto France to trade. This is when the Ingenu is first introduced. The Frenchare most intrigued by his appearance. Because of a picture believed to be thebrother and ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Le Grand Meaulnes by Alain Fournier (460 words, 1 pages)

In all walks of life many people are different, however they all share common similarities. These similarities can be considered more important than all the differences. In the novel Le Grand Meaulnes, by Alain Fournier, the author depicts Valentine Blondeau as a young female who is adventurous. On the other ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Meursault in Camus’s “The Stranger” (1429 words, 2 pages)

In Camuss The Stranger I will be discussing how the character Meursault utilizes all of the six existential themes Freedom, Contingency, Individuality, Existence, Reflection, and Passion. I will also address how Meursault utilizes the existential givens of existence Death, Freedom, Existential Isolation, and MeaningMeaninglessness. I will then go on to ... Read More

An Analysis of Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (244 words, 1 pages)

Gustave Flauberts Madame Bovary is almost cynical. Emma is flighty she is unable to face the prospect of not being completely, happy, and rich. She turns her back on a loving husband who would give her anything it was in his power to give, and quests after a life out ... Read More

Was The Little Prince de Saint Exupery’s Suicide Note? (2637 words, 5 pages)

An Authors Last MessageAntoine de Saint Exupery died in1944. His death was and still is, to a certain extent, a mystery. Some say that enemy forces shot down the plane he was flying while he was on a reconnaissance mission. Others speculate that he was simply too old and out ... Read More

A Reaction of the Play Les Miserables (The Terrible) (684 words, 1 pages)

Les Miserables known in English as The Terrible is a musical portrayal of the French Revolution. It is a musical tragedy, which served as a major powerhouse competitor for Andrew Lloyd Weber musicals in the early eighties and nineties. When first debuting on Broadway in 1987 it traveled a long ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Mathilde Loisel in The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant (237 words, 1 pages)

She was simple since she could not be adorned but was unhappy as though kept out of her own class by an unfortunate birth. The woman being spoken of is Mathilde Loisel, the main character in Guy de Maupassants "The Necklace". She, like many others, loved a life to which ... Read More

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