Claude Gueux by Victor Hugo (Book Analysis)
Claude Gueux by Victor Hugo (Book Analysis)
Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Claude Gueux by Victor Hugo. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot and main themes, along with a discussion of the death penalty in 19th-century France and Hugo’s staunch opposition to it. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
This clear and detailed 23-page reading guide is structured as follows:
- Biography of Victor Hugo
- Presentation of Claude Gueux
- Summary of Claude Gueux
- Character study
- Claude Gueux
- Albin
- The Director
- Analysis of Claude Gueux
- The death penalty in the 19th century
- An apologue: the story as a support to the speech
- A real life narrator
About Claude Gueux
Claude Gueux, which is based on a true story, was first published in 1834. It tells the story of the title character, a poor Parisian worker who is forced to steal in order to survive. He is caught and ends up in prison, where a series of events lead him to commit a terrible crime, for which he is sentenced to death. This novel therefore makes an excellent companion piece to another of Hugo’s works, The Last Day of a Condemned Man: both tell the story of the imprisonment and execution of a man, and both argue fiercely against the death penalty.
About Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo was a French poet, playwright, novelist and politician. He was one of the key writers of French Romanticism, and is best known for writing The Hunchback of Notre Dame and the monumental novel Les Misérables. He also led an active political life, and his stances led to his exile during the Second French Empire (1852-1870). He received an immense state funeral following his death in 1885, and was celebrated as one of the greatest French writers.
Product details
ISBN | 9782806270542 |
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Publisher | Plurilingua Publishing |
Collection | BrightSummaries.com |
Format | |
Pages | 23 |
File size | 1.4 MB |