Cousin Betty
by Honoré de, James Waring
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How does Balzac use the contrast between the provincial simplicity of Cousin Betty’s background and the decadent, fast-paced society of 19th-century Paris to drive the novel’s central conflicts?
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In what ways does Cousin Betty challenge or subvert the traditional 19th-century literary trope of the self-sacrificing, harmless old maid?
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Balzac presents a society deeply obsessed with social status, wealth, and appearances; in your own life or in modern culture, how do you see people compromising their values to climb social ladders?
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