Date of Award
3-28-2016
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Department
International Language Studies
First Advisor
Sonia Badenas
Abstract
This project explores the connection between French author Guy de Maupassant’s pessimist writing style and his observations of 19th century French social classes. A literary analysis of two of Maupassant’s short stories, La Parure and Le Gueux, determines key elements of pessimism, naturalism, realism and an unequal class structure, which discriminates between the peasantry, the working class, and the rich bourgeois. My research aims to demonstrate evidence that Maupassant uses a pessimistic writing style to advocate for social justice.
Recommended Citation
Kuhn, Gielle, "Exploring French Short Stories: Guy de Maupassant's Writing Style and Social Justice" (2016). Honors Theses. 144.
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/144/
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/honors/144
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DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/144/