Eugenie, Grandet - Children's Literature Assistant

Author: Editorial Committee of "Children's Literature Companion"
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Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Features: "Eugenie Grandet" describes in the provincial town of Saumur, France, a cooper named Grandet. His hardworking spirit and coopering skills caught the eye of a wealthy lumber merchant in the town, who then betrothed his daughter to him and brought a very substantial dowry. Soon after, he inherited three significant estates in succession and quickly became the wealthiest man in the city. A year into the marriage, his wife gave birth to a daughter, whom he named Eugenie Grandet. Grandet was a miser who lacked human compassion. In his heart and eyes, there was only money, and he was extremely harsh towards his wife and daughter. He always seized every opportunity to expand his wealth by any means necessary. He also used his wealth and his daughter, Eugenie Grandet, as bait to lure greedy people around him. "Eugenie Grandet" vividly portrays the dominant role of money in interpersonal relationships during the Restoration period in France, recreating the social atmosphere of France at that time.