Emotional education

Author: (French) Flaubert Wei Xiaofang
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: The life experiences of the protagonist Frederick Moreau from his school days to middle age. Frederick comes from a petty bourgeois family and, after graduating from high school, studies law at the University of Paris. On his way back to visit his uncle, he meets the Arnoux family on the train and becomes infatuated with Mademoiselle Arnoux. Upon returning to Paris, he seizes the opportunity to get in touch with her. Soon after, he also marries a prostitute, Rosanette, and thus gets entangled in this distorted emotional whirlpool, neglecting his studies and affecting his image. Sentimental Education portrays the life experiences of the protagonist Frederick Moreau from his school days to middle age. Frederick comes from a petty bourgeois family and, after graduating from high school, studies law at the University of Paris. On his way back to visit his uncle, he meets the Arnoux family on the train and becomes infatuated with Mademoiselle Arnoux. Upon returning to Paris, he seizes the opportunity to get in touch with her. Soon after, he also marries a prostitute, Rosanette, and thus gets entangled in this distorted emotional whirlpool, neglecting his studies and affecting his image. With his outstanding natural talent, he had high hopes for the future, aspiring to become a philosopher, and also wanted to engage in literature and painting. He even dared to try running for a parliamentary election.