Introduction to each chapter of "Eugénie Grandet" (summary)

While looking like this, he made a terrifying gesture and tried to grab the cross in his hand. This last effort cost him his life.

His last words to Eugenie were

"Take good care of everything!

Come over there and give me an account"

． Please give an example of Grandet's cunning characteristics.

Answer: In order to better control and extract money, Grandet, who is usually bright-eyed and articulate, often

pretends to stutter and be deaf at critical moments, pretending to be crazy and acting stupid for no reason. He goes around in circles, hiding his own thoughts

and making his enemies impatient in business, forcing them to always make ideas for him and forget

his own. point of view.

． Briefly tell the story of Grandet who is as addicted to money as his life.

Answer: ① In order to entertain Grandet’s nephew, the maid is going to buy meat.

"No need. The tenant will bring the birds, and you can make us wild bird soup. I will go and tell the tenant to fetch me some crows. This kind of Game stew is the best."

"Sir, I heard that crows eat dead human flesh, this is true

"You are so stupid. ,

Nanon

Crows are like people,

eat whatever they catch

Aren’t we also relying on the dead to eat?

What is inheritance?

”

② Grandet never buys meat or bread. The tenants gave him enough capons, hens, eggs, butter and wheat.

In addition to paying rent, the people who rented the mill also had to come to the door to get wheat for grinding. Grandet asked the vegetable farmer who rented his vegetable garden to supply vegetables. The wood used for heating is sawed from the dwarf trees or half-rotted old trees that serve as fences around the fields.

His expenses were only the cost of communion, clothing expenses for his wife and daughter, and the rent of church seats.

③ As soon as the cross, candlestick and silver-inlaid holy water bottle appeared during the death ceremony, Grandet's eyes that seemed to have been dead for several hours

immediately came to life. The priest brought the gilded cross to his lips and kissed the icon of Christ. He tried to grasp the cross in his hand, but this last effort cost him his life. "Take care of everything

well

Come over there and give me an account

" These were the miser's last words in the world.

． Write a classic speech that expresses Grandet's miserly nature.

Answer: When Grandet saw the gold dressing box that Charles gave to his daughter, he immediately jumped up and threw himself on the dressing box.

"Oh, it's real gold! Gold!" he shouted repeatedly, "So much gold! It weighs two pounds. Ah! Ah!

Charlie exchanged this for you Beautiful Jin Yang, isn’t it? Why didn’t you tell me? This deal still has to happen, darling! You are really my good daughter, I understand.”

． Why is it said that Grandet possesses gold, but is a slave to money?

Answer: Grandet pursued money crazily throughout his life, possessed money, and was obsessed with it. In his eyes, there was only money.

Anything can only arouse his interest if it is related to money. interest. In the contest between money and family affection,

he does not value his wife, daughter, brother, and nephew. He is entangled, restricted, and deprived by money. Compromise to money, so although he possessed a large amount of gold, he became a slave to gold.

． Briefly describe a story that embodies Eugenie Grandet's image as "a lotus flower that is outstandingly independent in the quagmire of money supremacy

Answer: ① Eugenie and her mother are admiring the dressing box stored by Charlie. Grandet came in, raising his knife to pry out the gold on the dressing box. "Father, if your knife knocks off a little gold, I will use this knife to kill me

. You have already hurt your mother to the point where she has only one breath left, and you want to kill your daughter. . Okay, everyone, forget it." When Grandet hesitated, "She will, sir," Nanon said.

"You will kill me!"

Mme. Grandet said.

② After Eugenie knew that Charlie needed money, she took all her savings: "Charlie, please take it. This morning

I didn't know if I had any money. What's the use? You taught me that money is just a tool. You can always borrow your sister's money. You agreed, didn't you?" She

cried with joy, "Don't worry, cousin, you will make a fortune.

Will this gold bring you good luck?"

. "Confining your daughter" and "stealing the dressing box" are the characters in "Eugénie Grandet" These two plots are closely related to the dressing box. Please briefly describe the origin of the dressing box.

Answer: Charlie went to his uncle Ge because his father went bankrupt and committed suicide. Grandet, but Grandet did not care about family ties and wanted to send him away.

Charlie chose to go to India to do business but lacked financial support.

Encountered him, and gave him all his savings of 6,000 francs. Charlie entrusted her with a gold-inlaid dressing box with a portrait of his mother as a token of love.

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. Grandet’s image has been passed down to posterity as one of the four misers in the world’s literary figures. Please write down the other three misers.

p>Answer: ①Shakespeare, the outstanding British drama master, very successfully portrayed the image of Sherlock, a greedy, sinister, and cruel miser in The Merchant of Venice.

② The Porushkin portrayed by Gogol in "Dead Souls" is a typical example of Russia's declining landlords

③The protagonist Abagon portrayed by Molière in "The Miser" is a typical miser and miser. Ghost. The plot of the play "The Scrooge" is derived from the ancient Roman writer Plautus' "A Jar of Gold"

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Briefly describe the story of Eugenie's resistance.

Answer: One day, Eugenie and her daughter were admiring the jewelry box presented by Charlie, and they happened to be caught by Grandet.

When he saw the gold on the jewelry box, his eyes shone brightly. He jumped up and rushed toward the jewelry box, "like a tiger jumping on a sleeping baby." She grabbed the jewelry box in her hand and prepared to dig out the gold with a knife. Eugenie was anxious. She claimed that if her father dared to touch the gold in the box, she would kill herself with the knife. p>

The father and daughter quarreled until Grandet’s wife fainted.

． The most unforgettable episode in the novel

Answer: Before Grandet died, the priest came to perform his last rites and brought a gold-plated cross to his lips.

Kissing, when Grandet saw the gold, he made a terrifying gesture and tried to catch it.

Finally, he called Eugenie to come. , said to her: "Take good care of everything! Come over there

and give me an account! "He is dead.

Supplementary materials for review of "Eugenie Grandet"

1. Briefly describe the characteristics of the character Grandet and its social significance.

Answer: Grandet is a greedy, stingy, cunning, despicable miser, money maniac, and a property owner who loves money as much as his life

and will not change it until death. The image of Grandet profoundly reveals the naked money relationship between people in capitalist society and exposes the evils of capitalist society.

2. A "famous saying": "Life is a transaction", what kind of personality characteristics does this sentence reflect?

Answer: This reflects his world view, his In his eyes, the relationship between father and daughter, family relationship, and ethics are just a veil of tenderness. For money, you can lie and cheat, but

You can use any means, regardless of shame, even your biological daughter is no exception. This sentence summarizes the naked money relationship between people in the bourgeoisie, exposing Grandet's ugly nature. Soul.

3. After Mrs. Grandet’s death, what “wonderful performances” did Grandet perform in the process of defrauding his daughter’s property inheritance?

Answer: First he hesitated, saying "some small things need to be done", and even coaxed and lied; then he started to attract emotions

by pretending to be bitter, "worried", " "Suffering"; then fear and nervousness, "turning my eyes from the clerk to my daughter, and from my daughter to the clerk, I was so nervous that my forehead was covered with sweat"; and again, the promise and coaxing "I want to spend a lot of money"

More money", "Monthly

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francs"; in the end, fearing that her daughter would regret it, she shouted hoarsely, "Stop talking",

"One It's a promise." When the inheritance was obtained, he was ecstatic and embraced his daughter warmly. This series of "brilliant" performances exposed his ugly soul. In Grandet's eyes, No matter what kind of relatives or feelings, it doesn’t matter, only money is the lifeblood.

4. What specific performance did Grandet have before his death? .

Answer: "Wrap the quilt tightly", for fear that others will steal things, and "look at the gold for several hours", especially when doing last rituals, when gold and silver ritual objects are used. As soon as he appeared, the eyes that had been dead for several hours "immediately came back to life",

"the sarcoma also moved for the last time"; he also made a terrifying gesture to grab the gold-plated cross in his hand, and

Instruct your daughter: “Take good care of everything! Come over there and give me an account.

"These language, actions

and detailed descriptions are penetrating, profoundly showing that Grandet's character of loving money as much as his life will not change until death, "without end

5. What are the differences between Grandet’s and his wife’s last words?

Please give a brief explanation.

Answer: Mrs. Grandet’s last words said: "Happiness is only in heaven." She yearns for heaven. She uses her yearning for heaven as a way to escape the suffering of reality. Her affirmation of happiness in heaven is actually her rejection of the world.

Definitely. In the novel, Mrs. Grandet is a gentle, kind, and tolerant (willing to tolerate) good wife and mother.

She was patient with her husband and loved her daughter before she died. The daughter said: "Happiness is only in heaven",

implying that society and family are ruthless and selfish, and that she is a victim of this money-oriented society.

She is obsessed with religion. Qiancheng yearns for heaven, but religion cannot save her. When a bird is about to die, its song is sad; when a person is about to die, its words are also kind. But before Ge Langtai died, he became his daughter. When she asked her father to give her his last blessing, he said: "Take good care of everything! Come over there and give me an account. "In his heart, there is no wife,

no daughter, and no kindness that ordinary people do before death. The only thing that occupies his heart is property and gold. What will remain unchanged until death

How prominent the miser's nature is! The last words of the two reflect their different world views.

6. What role does the image of Eugenie play in portraying Grandet?

Answer. : Eugenie's kindness, passion, innocence, and simplicity contrast with Grandet's greed, shamelessness, and cunning.

Her indifference to property inheritance and her final abandonment also contrast with Grandet's. Despicable, shameless, and cruel

Please briefly describe the story about Eugenie after Grandet's death in "Eugenie Grandet". >

Answer: ①Charlie (later renamed Charles) returned to Paris when he got rich, wrote a letter to Eugenie, and abandoned Eugenie

②Eugenie replaced Charles. He paid off his father's debt. ③Eugenie married de Pontfeng, but she only gave her husband friendship and did not live with him. ④After marriage, de ponfeng rose steadily, but it took a few years. He died later, and Ouyeni became a wealthy widow. ⑤Ouyeni used a lot of money for charity.

. Briefly describe a scene of character conflict in "Eugénie Grandet" (or: Briefly describe (Eugenie Grandet

A rebellion of Eugenie.)

Example of reference answer: Grandet saw the gold on the jewelry box, his eyes shone brightly, he jumped towards the jewelry box

He grabbed the jewelry box in his hand. Eugenie was about to dig out the gold with a knife. She

claimed that if her father dared to touch the gold on the box,

she would use the knife to commit suicide.

The father and daughter argued.

Grandet did not stop until his wife fainted.

. Briefly describe some of Grandet's "stinginess" in "Eugénie Grandet"

Answer: (

) Grandet’s gloomy old house was in disrepair, the steps on the stairs were moth-eaten, and the maid almost

tumbled.

He still blamed her for not Pick a sturdy place to stay;

He personally distributes the bread and food for every meal and the candles for every day. More; on his daughter’s birthday, guests came, but they just lit one more candle

; he restricted his wife’s pocket money, and even tried to scrape away the little money given to her by others; here it is

Relatives, he refused to add food and ordered the tenants to hunt crows to make soup. His wife was bedridden, and his first thought was that it would cost a lot of money to hire a doctor.

Eugenie put a few more pieces of sugar and some grapes on the dinner table for her cousin.

He stared at his daughter with thunderous

eyes and said: "If you don't stop me, , they are going to rob Somo City for you, nephew. ”

(

) Although Grandet has accumulated huge wealth, his life has always been similar to that of a farmer, drinking too much

The wine is bad, the fruit is always rotten when eaten, the bread is baked at home, the meat and vegetables are supplied by tenants, the candles are shared by the whole family

and you have to buy the cheapest one. The price of sugar has long since dropped, but can it always be treated as a luxury product?

(

) In order to entertain Grandet’s nephew, the maid is going Buy meat.

"No need. The tenants will bring birds, so you can make us game bird soup. I will go and tell the tenant to fetch me some crows. This game stew couldn't be better. "

"Sir, I heard that crows eat dead human flesh. This is true

"You are so stupid, Nanon

Crows, like humans, eat whatever they catch.

Don’t we also rely on the dead to make a living

What is inheritance

”

(

) , Grandet never bought meat or bread. The tenants gave him enough capons, hens, eggs, butter and wheat. ,

I have to go to the house to get wheat to grind.

Grandet wants to rent his vegetable garden

The vegetable farmer

Heats. The wood used was sawed from dwarf trees or half-rotted old trees

used as fences around the fields.

His expenses were,

Only the cost of communion,

the clothing expenses of his wife and daughter, and the rent of church seats, etc.

, Engels. Pointed out: "The bourgeoisie has torn off the veil of tenderness and tenderness covering family relationships and turned this relationship into a pure money relationship. "Briefly describe a story in "Eugenie Grandet" that embodies Engels's

view.

Answer:

① When Eugenie While she and her mother were admiring the dressing box that Charlie had stored,

Grandet opened the door and came in. Mrs. Grandet saw her husband staring at Jin Jin. Eyes, shouted: "Oh God

Save us

Old man The son jumped up and threw himself on the dressing box

“It’s gold

Real gold

" He shouted,

"So much gold

It weighs two kilograms

. Ah

Charlie exchanged this with you for a beautiful golden ocean, right?

Why didn't you tell me earlier

Is this deal

a good deal?"

②The wife is sick and treatment costs money. This is simply "wiping oneself out" "Neck". But he thought that spending a few medical treatment money would save a larger fortune - this was a worthwhile deal.

He invited the most famous doctor in Somo to treat his wife Diagnosis

Treatment,

He asked cautiously:

"Do I need to spend a lot of money?

Do I need to take medicine

Finally gritted his teeth and said:

"Please

save her, even if it costs me one or two hundred francs. ”

. Briefly describe Eugenie’s marriage experience

Answer:

Eugenie loves Charlie,

And gave him all her gold coins.

After her parents died, she still waited for Charlie to return.

After Charlie made a fortune, he wrote a letter to break the contract. She married Pengfeng in anger, but she didn't expect that Eugenie became a widow at the age of 33

so people

"Beginning to surround the rich widow,

Just like Crouch and the others"

, Brief description " Eugenie's marriage tragedy in "Eugenie Grandet"

Reference answer examples:

Eugenie has been looking forward to Charlie's return.

Charlie. Having made a fortune in India,

he had long forgotten about Eugenie

He was on the boat returning to China,

Meet a Marquis.

The Marquis has a daughter who is too ugly to marry

In order to gain a higher position, Charlie decides to marry her. >Jing was engaged to the Marquis for life.

Eugenie finally agreed to marry the notary's son, but only formally as husband and wife. A few years later, her husband died. , Eugenie has lived in seclusion since the age of thirty-three.

Briefly describe three examples of Eugenie's generosity in "Eugenie Grandet". .

Reference answer example:

Eugenie used 1.5 million francs to pay off her uncle’s debts during his lifetime,

let his cousin live

A life of happiness and fame; she opened a nursing home, eight church primary schools, and a well-stocked library

In return for others who accused her of being stingy; she also cast a The golden monstrance is presented to the city's church,

"carrying

a series of good deeds and marching towards the kingdom of heaven"

, Briefly tell a story about Eugenie

Eugenie’s cousin Charles took refuge with his uncle Grandet because his father was bankrupt.

Eugenie fell in love with Charlie,

gave him all his

private money,

as Charlie's expense.

The gold dressing box left by Charlie's mother was given to Ouye for safekeeping.

When Grandet saw the dressing box, he wanted to snatch it away.

Eugenie threatened with death to force

her father to make concessions.

. Try to imagine how Charles Grandet felt when he learned that his cousin owned a huge fortune of

1700

ten thousand francs. (Use

first person description)

Answer: "Oh, my God

My cousin owns

1700

Ten thousand francs

" Charlie was stunned, "I thought she was a poor country girl with no education, simple and stupid. "His face, which had been tanned in India, turned red. "I vomited out the fat I got, damn it

Cousin, how noble, holy, and lovely

you are

I need to have a good relationship with the 'brother-in-law' in front of me and let him support me.