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

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When Fantasy Takes Over Reality in the Story of Emma Bovary (1839 words, 3 pages)

Diana TristerJune 2, 2000When Fantasy Takes Over RealityEmma Bovary, like most people, dreamed of a life full of fantasy, excitement, mystery, and wonder. However, unlike most people, Emma Bovary let her fantasies take over her reality and eventually her happiness which, lead her to live a life full of misery ... Read More

A Biography of Voltaire a Writer (1570 words, 2 pages)

I do not agree with a word that you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. (Lowers, p.6) In a way this quote by Voltaire describes the way he lived his life. He was a freethinker who believed that everybody should be able to ... Read More

Historical Significance of the Hunchback of Notre-Dame (711 words, 1 pages)

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame In this novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831), Victor Hugo talks about the life of his characters in the city of Paris. This story takes place in the late-fourteenth century. With inequality all around it was hard for a person to gain respect without good looks ... Read More

An Analysis of the Book A Stranger Is Watching (561 words, 2 pages)

A Stranger is WatchingA Stranger is Watching is a terrific book. I enjoyed reading this book very much. The non-stop action kept me reading for hours.One of the best features of the book is how it was written.The point of view changes every chapter.For example Chapter 1 is written in ... Read More

The Complexity of the Character of Mersault in The Stranger by Albert Camus (1131 words, 5 pages)

OtherNone The Stranger by Albert CamusMarch 20, 1998 THE STRANGER The Stranger, by Albert Camus, is about the life of a very complex character named Meursault. Meursault is a very stolid person, who isn't given to shows of emotions. He remains this way through most of the book, but towards ... Read More

An Analysis of Thomas Hardy’s Short Story The Three Strangers (955 words, 2 pages)

In a remote shepherds cottage in the hills of England, a celebration of a babys birth unto Christ takes place. With nineteen or so players, including the shepherd and his wife, a band that refuses to stop playing, and most importantly three influential strangers, a life lesson is learned the ... Read More

The Portrayal of Albert Camus as Meursault in the Stranger (4653 words, 5 pages)

The stranger The Stranger In The Stranger, Albert Camus portrays Meursault, the book's narrator and main character, as aloof, detached, and unemotional. He is the idealistic existentialist. He does not think much about events or their consequences, nor does he express much feeling in relationships or during emotional times. He ... Read More

The Unfair Justice System in The Stranger by Albert Camus (939 words, 5 pages)

How can the justice system be unjust? Does it treatpeople unfairly because of their strange acts? Actingstrange can be used against a person even though it isunfair to dot hat. In Albert Camus The Stranger, thecharacter Mersault acts in a strange manor throughout thebook. This causes his death.Mersault acts strange ... Read More

An Analysis of the Defeatism in the Novel The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant (738 words, 1 pages)

When I first read "The Necklace" I hated it, and hated the author for writing such a mean little story. I was surprised that my ninth grade classmates liked it. When I reread the story in English 113, I again disliked it, and was again surprised that anyone could like ... Read More

An Overview of the Selfishness of Mathilde Loisel in The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant (616 words, 1 pages)

The Selfishness of Mathilde Loisel In this essay, I will show how the author, Guy De Maupassant,characterizes Mathilde Loisel as a selfish, greedy, and manipulative person who thought only of herself. I will also show how her selfishness affected other characters in the story. My first example of Mathilde Loisels ... Read More

An Analysis of the Novel The Little Prince by ‎Antoine de Saint-Exupery (651 words, 1 pages)

The Little Prince1)Parable, as defined by Websters dictionary means a short fictious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle. This story might be considered a parable because as the Little Prince visits the different planets he learns to look deeper that what he sees and he learns ... Read More

An Overview of the 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

Symbolic Relationships in the Novel Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (1030 words, 2 pages)

The novel Madame Bovary was written by Gustave Flaubert in 1856. Flaubert was born in 1821, in Rouen, France. His father, being a doctor, caused him to be very familiar with the horrible sights of the hospital, which he in turn uses in his writings. In this novel, Charles Bovary, ... Read More

An Analysis of Sensual Symbolism in Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert (931 words, 2 pages)

Gustave Flaubert presents one extreme side of human life many would very much rather think does not exist. He presents a tale of sensual symbolism within the life of Charles Bovary. Madame Bovary is the story of Emma Bovary, but within the scope of symbolic meaning, the make-up of Charles ... Read More

A Comprehensive Analysis of Tartuffe by Moliere (984 words, 2 pages)

Tartuffe The comedy, Tartuffe, is a prime example of skill in the comedic technique. The plot is one that keeps the reader or viewer interested and aware. It begins with Madame Pernell visiting her son's house and reprimanding all of them but their boarder, Tartuffe. She believes Tartuffe is a ... Read More

An Analysis of Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos (738 words, 2 pages)

Les Liaisons Dangereuses is a complex and disturbing portrayal of the noble class in pre-revolutionary France. Set in the late eighteenth century during the latter part of the Ancien Regime, Les Liaisons weaves a web of cold, calculated betrayal of the most immoral kind. The story unfolds in the form ... Read More

A Gruesome Description on Life’s Experiences in Birth by Anais Nin (902 words, 2 pages)

Anais Nin lived her life as a strong courageous woman. She was often ahead of her time in many respects. In the passage, Birth, there is an unprecedented willingness to let others see into her lifes experiences in graphic detail with descriptions bordering on gruesome. In this writing, she writes ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Meursault in The Stranger by Albert Camus (956 words, 1 pages)

Meursault, the main character and the narrator of the story, is a 30-year-old shipping clerk who lives an ordinary day-to-day existence. We see him as a son (at his mother's funeral) as a friend as a solitary creature pursuing simple experiences from moment to moment and as a prisoner, first ... Read More

A Summary of The City of Joy by Dominique Lapierre (745 words, 1 pages)

"His suffering was transformed into surprise then peace, the peace that comes from being loved" (C.O.J. p. 254). In the book the City of Joy Hasari, Mother Theresa, Stephan Kolvaski and Max Loeb all experienced the joy and helpfulness that comes from being loved. Their problems and troubles through out ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of an Innocent Man’s Experiences in a Mad World in Candide by Voltaire (1082 words, 2 pages)

Voltaire's Candide is the story of an innocent man's experiences in a mad and evil world, his struggle to survive in that world, and his need to ultimately come to terms with it. All people experience the turmoil of life and must overcome obstacles, both natural and man-made, in order ... Read More

An Analysis of the Main Theme of Voltaire’s Candide (868 words, 2 pages)

Voltaire's Candide is a philosophical tale of one man's search for true happiness and his ultimate acceptance of life's disappointments. Candide grows up in the Castle of Westfalia and is taught by the learned philosopher Dr. Pangloss. Candide is abruptly exiled from the castle when found kissing the Baron's daughter, ... Read More

Characterization in Abelard’s Story of My Calamities (1451 words, 2 pages)

In the realm of critical thinking, Abelard undoubtedly ranked highly in his day. He was an expert dialectician, philosopher and theologian, and as a result led a movement towards individual thinking. He traveled a lonely path of individuality, and when his ideas were suppressed, he found different ways to express ... Read More

An Analysis of the Main Characteristics of The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (1270 words, 8 pages)

The Count of Monte CristoTheme The Count of Monte Cristo is a very powerful book. So powerful in fact, that was controversial when it was first released. The Catholic church in France condemned it because of its powerful message it presented the reader. This theme was one of revenge and ... Read More

A Summary of Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo (1944 words, 4 pages)

The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre DumasType of Literary Work Historical NovelThis book is an example of a historical Novel. It is historically accurate, and consists of characters that could have existed in the nineteenth century.ThemeJudgment Day comes to us all inevitably. We all pay for all evil and ... Read More

A Symmetry of Narrative in Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary (1954 words, 3 pages)

Symmetry of Narrative in Flauberts Madame BovaryOver the span of the XIX century, Europes socioeconomic and political reality was transformed by unprecedented changes in technological development. Urbanization and the emergence of the middle class redefined the social stratification of most European countries. These dramatic changes did not go unnoticed in ... Read More

An Analysis of the Adventures Under the Sea in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (440 words, 2 pages)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne was born in France in 1828 and always had a love for the sea. He once tried to be a sea captain on a boat but things did not work out. Jules Verne has written many very famous books such as Journey To ... Read More

A Review of Voltaire’s Book Candice (611 words, 3 pages)

Book Review 1 C A N D I D E b y V O L T A I R E (FORMALISM ) Voltaire's CANDIDE is a story about a man who was in search of truehappiness and who was in a journey that proves that not all is for the ... Read More

The Common Theme of Racism in Howard Frank Mosher’s Stranger in the Kingdom and David Guterson’s Snow Falling on Cedars (808 words, 1 pages)

When I first read Howard Frank Moshers novel Stranger In The Kingdom I was astonished that something like that took place in Vermont. I have always been under the misconception that racism isnt extremely prevalent in our local culture today. Once again my white Americans views were challenged when I ... Read More

A Plot Summary of the Story “Cyrano De Bergerac” (2252 words, 4 pages)

Cyrano De BergeracThe story begins at the Hotel de Bourgogne in the year1640. Christian de Neuvillette attends the theater with a man called Ligniere in hopes that this man can identify the woman he has fallen in love with. Ligniere identifies the beautiful lady as Roxane, cousin to Cyrano de ... Read More

Meursault’s Indifference to Human Relationships Causes Him to Appear as a Stranger in Camus’ Work (3606 words, 10 pages)

The 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 behavior not their true personality. In Meursaults case, ... Read More

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