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

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Bringing Forth the Beauty That Sleeps Inside (661 words, 1 pages)

Cyrano de Bergerac Literary AnalysisThe idea that ones outer beauty can be overlooked and the true beauty on the inside can be acknowledged. Beauty is only skin deep, and it is demonstrated in the story of Cyrano de Bergerac. One can see that Roxane looked past Cyranos looks, and looked ... Read More

An Overview of the Novel A Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne (669 words, 1 pages)

In the novel, A Journey to the Center of the Earth, author Jules Verne tells the fictitious story of three men and their adventures as they descend into the depths of the earth. The leading character in this expedition is a fifty-year-old German professor named Hardwigg. He is an uncle ... Read More

An Analysis of Candide by J. F Bourdillon, Voltaire (588 words, 1 pages)

Candide(Journal)Character CandideCandide seemed to be a very nave person, but he wasnt what you would call a bad person. What I dont understand is how he was casted out from a fine castle, and he was basically forgotten about. Even though Candide and Cunegonde were caught being intimate whith each ... Read More

An Analysis of the Life in France in the Nineteenth Century as Depicted in Less Miserables by Victor Hugo (333 words, 1 pages)

Les Miserables, written by Victor Hugo in 1862 is a wonderful story of life in France in the nineteenth century. This novel shows how people have to struggle to be a part of the society. Les Miserables reveals the cruelty in France society's pressure on the poor, the outcast, and ... Read More

An Analysis of Exaggerations and Irony in Candide by Voltaire (524 words, 1 pages)

Voltaire was born in Paris in 1694. He had a very troubled childhood, but he managed to attend the Jesuit college of Louis le Grand in Paris where he studied literature and theater. He spent several years as a member of the royal court of Louis XV at Versailles, and ... Read More

A Review of the Major Changes in Europe at the Beginning of the 17th Century (1949 words, 3 pages)

VOLTAIRES CANDIDEThe beginning of the 17th century marked many changes for Europe. These changes were both physical and philosophical in nature. Common citizens were tired of being abused, mistreated and most of all labeled as peasants and commoners by the aristocracy. They were fed up with the hypocrisy of the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Tension of Illusion and Reality for the Characters in Moliere’s Misanthrope (419 words, 1 pages)

The tension of illusion and reality present a tremendous problem for the characters in Molieres Misanthrope. Another tension, to a lesser extent, is that of love and principle. Throughout the play the characters are saying or thinking one thing, but saying or doing the complete opposite. The conflict of these ... Read More

The View of Victor Hugo On Torture (1838 words, 3 pages)

Torture is defines as the intentional use of physical or physiological pain to gain advantage over an individual. Torture has been around since the times of Ancient Greece and is still around today. Punishments arent near as harsh as they used to be back in medieval times. (1) The only ... Read More

Voltaire’s Candide: Introducing the Honest Youth (1179 words, 2 pages)

World Civilizations II Voltaire's Candide is a novel that contains conceptual ideas and at the same time is also exaggerated. Voltaire offers sad themes disguised by jokes and sarcasm, and the story itself presents a distinctive outlook on life. The crucial contrast in the story deals with irrational ideas as ... Read More

A Summary and Reaction to the Novel Candide by Voltaire (1774 words, 4 pages)

Candide by Voltaire (1694 - 1778) Type of Work Satirical novel SettingEurope and frontier South America mid-eighteenth century Principal CharactersCandide, a naive young man Pangloss,Candide's tutor and philosopher friendCunegonde, the beautiful daughter of a baronCacambo, Candide's servant and companionMartin, a later traveling companion Story OverviewCandide, the illegitimate son of a ... Read More

An Analysis of Le Chene Et Le Roseau, a poem by Jean De La Fontaine (832 words, 2 pages)

Analysis of Le Chne Et Le RoseauLe Chne Et Le Roseau, a poem by Jean de La Fontaine, shows the contrast of the characters while moralizing about hidden strengths that are often overlooked or belittled. In this poem, the oak is personified as having a stubborn sense of strength, while ... Read More

A Biography of Stephane Mellarme (1340 words, 2 pages)

Stphane MallarmStphane Mallarm, a French poet, became one of the most important masters of French symbolism, a nineteenth-century movement in poetry that stressed impressions and moods rather than descriptions of reality (Online). The poetry of Charles Baudelaire, Arthur Rimbaud, Paul Verlaine, and others strongly affected Mallarms writing (Online). He used ... Read More

An Analysis of a Poem Il Faut Laisser Maisons by Pierre Ronsard (761 words, 2 pages)

Analysis of Il Faut Laisser Maisons...Il Faut Laisser Maisons... is a poem written by Pierre Ronsard and published in the book Derniers vers de Pierre de Ronsard in 1586. This poems central idea is that the spirit is more important than the body, because the spirit has far fewer limits ... Read More

A Journey of Self Discovery Taken by Tituba in Barbados (2808 words, 5 pages)

Every person has a journey that they must travel throughout their life to help discover themselves and the world around them. In Maryse Condes I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem, the character Tituba has a journey that takes her from Barbados to Boston and back to Barbados. At each stage ... Read More

An Analysis of the Works of Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire (1379 words, 3 pages)

Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire, in his satirical masterwork Candide, critiques both society and humanity wit little mercy. The author obviously seeks to expose all of the human race's self-deceptions and weaknesses, but he does so with great humor. Voltaire gives delight with his humor while planting the deeper message about ... Read More

Character Review of Marie’s Significance in The Outsider Written by Albert Camus (1334 words, 2 pages)

The purpose of this essay is to bring to light the significance of Marie as a character in Albert Camus, The Outsider. Through analysis and criticism, this essay endeavors to reveal her importance as an aid to the better the readers understanding of the personality of Meursault, the protagonist of ... Read More

A Review of Meursault as the Stranger in The Stranger by Albert Camus (3616 words, 5 pages)

Derek GoffEnglish 24104Mr. Venza14 April 2000Meursault as The StrangerThe way a person reacts to ordinary situations determines the opinions of others based on their behavior. Yet, when this behavior is abnormal or different from the rest of society, it causes society to form an opinion based totally on a persons ... Read More

The Stranger’s Tragedy That Leads to Finding One’s Identity by Albert Camus (960 words, 2 pages)

Mr. RhodesEnglish II A Period 520 February 1999The Faces of DeathIn The Stranger Camus shows that Meursault can find his true identity only through an encounter with death. Meursault goes through some deaths in his life that lead to his own. This awkward, but most entertaining, character discovers himself through ... Read More

An Analysis of the Albert Camus’ Philosophy in His Novel The Stranger (391 words, 1 pages)

"It has been said that Camus 'was haunted with the notion that our world is a universe which has no place for us, in which our life makes no sense"The Stranger reflects this philosophy in a myriad of ways. Mr. Meursalt is the main character. He seems to live in ... Read More

A Review of the Dramatic Play “The Flies” by Jean-Paul Sartre (507 words, 2 pages)

Title The Flies (Les Mouches)Author Jean-Paul SartrePublisher Vintage International Edition, October 1989Genre Dramatic playSetting City of Argos, GreeceMinor charactersAegistheus- He overthrows Agamemnon, makes Clytemnestra his wife and takes rule of Argos. He invents lies in order to make his people fear him. This only proofs that he is poor when ... Read More

The Story of a Woman Who Is Never Satisfied in Gustave Flaubert’s “Madame Bovary” (751 words, 1 pages)

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert is a novel about a woman who is never satisfied. She is always searching for something new, and when she finds that, she quickly leaves it to search for yet one more thing. Throughout the novel there is a constant reference to windows. This motif ... Read More

Daru and the Choices that Cannot Be Avoided in The Guest, a Short Story by Albert Camus (1064 words, 2 pages)

Sitting the FenceDaru is a man of mixed heritage that is happiest living away from the conflicting sides that pull at him constantly. One side wants him to be this and the other wants him to be that. After the war, he has chosen to isolate himself so that he ... Read More

The Genesis and History of the Ranger Series of Unmanned Spaceships to the Moon (1167 words, 2 pages)

On May 25, 1961 President Kennedy announced I believe this nation should commititself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon andreturning him safely to Earth. In pursuit of this goal, it was considered necessary toconduct several unmanned test flights and supporting ... Read More

Comic Devices in Tartuffe, one of the Most Famous Moliere’s Comedies (982 words, 2 pages)

In Molieres comedy Tartuffe, we are introduced to the family of Orgon. Orgon is a wealthy man with a beautiful daughter named Mariane. Valere is a man in love with Mariane but the hypocrite Tartuffe gets in the way through manipulation. Throughout the play Orgon is totally dedicated and won ... Read More

An Analysis of Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary (552 words, 1 pages)

Gustave Flauberts Madame Bovary tells the story of a womans quest to make her life into a novel. Emma Bovary attempts again and again to escape the ordinariness of her life by reading novels, daydreaming, moving from town to town, having affairs, and buying luxurious items. One of the most ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Ending in the Red the Black by Stendhal (2935 words, 5 pages)

Warning There are a few spelling errors.'It is only with the heart that one can see rightly what is essential is invisible to the eye.' 'What is essential is invisible to the eye,' the little prince repeated, so that he would be sure to remember. -- Antoine de Saint-Exupry, The ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Characters in Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (638 words, 1 pages)

In Gustave Flauberts Madame Bovary, the characters Leon Dupuis and Rodolphe Boulanger share similar attributes as well as contrasting ones. The similarity and contrasting characteristics of their personalities are illustrated through their actions, words, as well as by the remarks made by the other characters in the novel concerning them. ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Character of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables (432 words, 2 pages)

Les Miserables Jean ValjeanJean Valjean was an alluring hero of Les Miserables for many reasons,one of which was his drastic conversion from a miserable criminal into a heroic,peaceful man. Jean Valjean seems like a three dimensional character at first.But deep inside his emotions he shows a defined viewpoint on life ... Read More

The Irony in Everyday Life (421 words, 2 pages)

Assignment Freewrite on the irony in your every day life. Then polish it up and write a paragraph about the irony you encounter.Isn't That Ironic?In general, a discrepancy between appearances and reality is irony. Irony is encountered thoughout our daily activies and comes in many forms verbal, situational, and cosmic. ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Existentialist Novel Letranger by Albert Camus (556 words, 1 pages)

In Letranger, an existentialist novel written by Albert Camus, the reader begins to discover that women are treated abusively or poorly. The main character in Letranger, Meursault, views women as lesser than men which ultimately conveys how women were thought of in Africa for that time period.In the second chapter, ... Read More

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