Balzac's novel "Old Goriot." Both stories tell of misplaced loyalties, thankless children and self-knowledge, which comes too late. Both eponymous characters surrender their fortunes to their daughters, excepting Cordelia in "King Lear", only to find themselves outcasts. Old Goriot starts out as a wealthy retired merchant, but ends the tale a pauper in a pauper's grave. He lived in a boarding house moving progressively down in room size and luxury the longer he is there. Old Goriot becomes the butt
The Profound Ideas of Honore de Balzac's Pere Goriot Honore de Balzac published Pere Goriot in 1834 (1), one of the outstanding novels in his panoramic study of Parisian life, the Human Comedy. Throughout Pere Goriot, Balzac's narrator oscillates between the roles of social historian and moralist. Although the presence of both observer and commentator may initially seem mutually exclusive, it also is a large part of what makes this novel interesting and entertaining. Balzac's readers, as flesh-and-blood
Introduction A Fine Balance is the second novel by Rohinton Mistry. It is set in "an unidentified city" in India, initially in 1975 and later in 1984 in the course of the turmoil of The Emergency. The book worries four characters from varied backgrounds – Dina Dalal, Ishvar Darji, his nephew Omprakash Darji and the young pupil Maneck Kohlah – who come together and broaden a bond. A Fine Balance, is a long, complex paintings, with four protagonists and a variety of settings. Moreover, despite the