![]() ![]() For instance, the nifty little profit he manages to make for himself under the guise of keeping his brother from the ignominy of bankruptcy. ![]() Not just a man who wouldn’t spend a dollar when a quarter would make do, Monsieur Grandet attempts to fool not just others, but himself into thinking that he efforts to save or make a little more money are in the name of the greater good. "Goodman" GrandetĮugenie’s father, on the other hand, stands right up there alongside Ebenezer Scrooge as one of literature’s all-time misers. In fact, by the time the novel named after her draws to a close, Eugenie stands proudly as one of literature’s greatest anti-spoiled rotten heiresses. She is loyal to her friends and stays to care for her parents as they age and wither away. She is the heiress to a fantastic fortune, made all the greater by the character of her father (more on than later.) Instead of being the center of a novel about a vapid young girl overwhelmed with money who knows not how to spend it wisely, however, Eugenie ultimately is painted by the author as one of his most admirable heroines a young woman who instead of living for the love of income, lives simply for love. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.Įugenie Grandet should by all rights be an 1800’s version of Paris Hilton. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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