The authors of "Petro Goriot", "Eugénie Grandet" and "Aunt Bei" are all Balzac, and his works are mainly included in "The Human Comedy"

First, let’s talk about Honoré de Balzac (May 20, 1799 – August 18, 1850), a French novelist, known as the “Father of Modern French Novel”, who was born in central France In a middle-class family in Seoul City. In 1816, he entered law school. After graduation, he ignored the opposition of his parents and embarked on the path of literary creation. In 1820, he completed the creation of the poetic tragedy "Cromwell". The response was mediocre and it was a failure. , so he gave up writing and engaged in business and management for a time. In 1825, he engaged in the publishing industry, and in the following years he ran a printing factory and a type foundry, but they were unsuccessful. Instead, he was heavily in debt and his life was once difficult.

(The picture shows Balzac’s signature)

In 1828, he met the great writer Victor Hugo. In the 1930s and 1940s, Balzac wrote a large number of works, and his creations were even more abundant throughout his life. He wrote 91 novels and created a large number of lifelike characters, collectively known as "The Human Comedy". "The Human Comedy" was later called "the encyclopedia of capitalist society", exposing the darkness of human nature in capitalist society. In order to repay debts and maintain a luxurious life, Balzac worked hard all day long on creation. On August 18, 1850, due to overwork, he left the world with the regret of not completing "The Human Comedy", which was a great loss and loss to the literary world. Pity. At the end of his life, Balzac's mother Anne Charlotte complied with his last wish and buried Balzac in Lachaise Cemetery.

"Petro Goriot" is one of Balzac's best works. It describes a businessman who made a fortune from the flour business during the French Revolution. He lost his beloved wife in middle age and devoted all his love to both of them. For his two daughters, he sent them to the best schools for education, allowed them to enter the upper class society, and gave each of them a dowry of 800,000 francs when they got married. However, the two daughters spent money like water and lived extravagantly. When his wealth Once he was empty, his daughters were unwilling to even look at him, which exposed the ugly side of money supremacy in capital society.

"Eugenie Grandet" vividly shows the tragedy of how money destroys human nature and family. The story revolves around Eugenie's love tragedy, revealing the evils of capitalist society and the influence of money on human thoughts. of destruction. Grandet is one of the most prestigious and wealthy businessmen in the French city of Sol. He used various means and the opportunities of the Revolution to achieve an astonishing increase in his property. Grandet was very stingy. In order to save money, his family did not buy vegetables and meat for many years. The tenants sent them to him, and the heavy housework was done by the maid. In the cold winter, he is reluctant to light a fire to keep warm. On weekdays, he also deducts the living expenses of his daughter and wife... through various calculations to achieve his goal of saving money. Greed, cunning, and stinginess are his characteristics, making Grandet one of the four miser images in the history of world literature.

"Aunt Belle" is a novel written by Balzac in his later years. The story revolves around the family of Baron Hervé. The Baron served as a military auditor and munitions director during the Republic of China. He is now an important leader of the Army Department and a State Counselor. In the novel, it is described how he, driven by lust that lost his reason and morals, ruined the reputation of the entire family and the honor of the army step by step, committed the criminal act of embezzling military funds, and was ultimately ruined. The fall of the character Hulot de Hervy also means the end of the glory of the old era, reflecting the corruption of the entire upper class society, which is full of representative significance and realistic critical significance.