Yvette (eBook, ePUB) - De Maupassant, Guy
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Yvette is the daughter of a courtesan who serves men of wealth and status. She seems to be oblivious of how her mother makes money and why they are always in the presence of princes, dukes and barons. Only when she goes away to a holiday at the river, she realizes that the Baron Saval is engaging her mother in such activities and she suddenly feels dirty. She wants to get away from her fate and so tries to inveigle her mother into the idea of living as honest women. However, the Marquise refuses, and explains that they would never be able to survive as working women. That their life of luxury…mehr

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Yvette is the daughter of a courtesan who serves men of wealth and status. She seems to be oblivious of how her mother makes money and why they are always in the presence of princes, dukes and barons. Only when she goes away to a holiday at the river, she realizes that the Baron Saval is engaging her mother in such activities and she suddenly feels dirty. She wants to get away from her fate and so tries to inveigle her mother into the idea of living as honest women. However, the Marquise refuses, and explains that they would never be able to survive as working women. That their life of luxury would be so horrifically reduced. Yvette seems to suddenly have no choice. She must kill herself. Through chloroform. So, she goes from pharmacist to pharmacist and collects small vials of it and eventually has a sufficient amount. Before she commits the act, she runs around the town with her mother's guests, making them silly things such as pretending to go to war, riding children's horses, making army noises. Instead of killing herself through chloroform, she accidentally induces a psychedelic trip, and she decides not to kill herself, but keeps on inducing trips instead. It was greatly described, the way she was so resolute on dying, and how quickly she changed her mind to just get high.
Autorenporträt
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant, known as Guy de Maupassant, born on August 5, 1850, in Tourville-sur-Arques, Normandy, France, is one of the literary luminaries of the 19th century. Primarily renowned for his short stories, which are considered exemplary of the naturalist school of literary realism, Maupassant also excelled in crafting psychologically intricate novels. A protégé of the eminent French writer Gustave Flaubert, Maupassant honed his prose under Flaubert's mentorship to capture the varied nuances of human experiences. His narrative structures and compelling character studies reflect the influence of his literary peers, including Émile Zola and Ivan Turgenev. One of his notable works, 'Yvette' (1884), encapsulates Maupassant's signature style—incisive, fluid, and often underscored by irony. This novella delves into the moral and social dilemmas faced by its eponymous protagonist, a young woman enmeshed in the complex webs of desire and disillusionment. Maupassant's oeuvre frequently explores themes such as social class, the human condition, and the stark realities beneath the façades of bourgeois respectability. His narratives, while rooted in the French milieu, transcend their geographical confines to touch upon universal aspects of existence. Maupassant's literary contributions have earned him lasting accolades, ensuring that his name continues to resonate as one of the masters of the short story form.