Balzac's Pessimistic View Of Nineteenth Century Society

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a
slow non-energetic man walking progressively up the stairs to lawyer
Derville's study which contrasts the boisterous energy of the clerks.
Chabert reaches Derville's study and is determined to find the lawyer to
help him find justice for his infortunes, "... me suis-je d‚termin‚ …
venir vous trouver. Je vous parlerai de mes malhers plus tard." Chabert
demonstrates some energy left in him by his will to retrieve everything
that he lost. This energy to gain back his power changes to furious and
revengeful energy upon learning what his wife had done, "Les yeux de
l'homme ‚nergique brillaient rallum‚s aux feux du d‚sir et de la
vengeance." After a period of time, Chabert loses hope and bids farewell
forever. He gives up his identity to become an unknown person as he
realizes that his strength of character is not enough to keep him alive in
this society. He sees himself weakening when seeing his wife and her
children as he does not have the heart to break up her family. He ...

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"... Voil… le
premier mot de politesse que j'entends depuis..." Chabert is surprised that
the treatment from Derville surpasses the ten years of rejection by his
wife, justice and society. His sufferings have caused him be more kind
hearted and more considerate to others. He is willing to live without
pleasure, to remain poor and mediocre. This is a startling contrast to his
past where he had been an ambitious man. Chabert's strength is decreasing
as "Ses souffrances physiques et morales lui avaient d‚j… vici‚ le corps
dans quelques-uns des organes les plus importantes." On the other hand,
Madame Ferraud's rise to power results in a more persuasive, independent
and high ...

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