The Image of Woman in the French Novel

Manon Lescaut: The Unattainable Woman
The novel Manon Lescaut, written by Abbe Prevost in 1731, is the story of la Chevalier Des Grieux and his lover Manon Lescaut. Des Grieux comes from a noble and wealthy family, but runs away from his family to be with Manon. By doing so Des Grieux forfeits his wealth and approval of his father. Des Grieux and Manon move to Paris to live a long lasting loving relationship, but Des Grieux struggles to support Manon's fascination with living luxurious. It is because of Manon's lifestyle that she becomes unattainable for Des Grieux and betrays him on numerous occasions.
Manon and Des Grieux are first and foremost from drastic ends of the social class. Des Grieux is the youngest son of a noble family, while Manon is very poor and the only family she has is a gangsterish brother. This distinction alone made it very unlikely that they could live the same lifestyle. However, Manon is fascinated by living......

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