Humans exposed

In this collection of sketches, Guy de Maupassant blind facades of religion, defenders of the homeland, the nobility and the bourgeoisie (men and women) and of their morals; in a word, it shows the emperor of this planet without clothes.

He noted pertinently that `the bed, it is our life. It is there that was born, this is where we love, that's when we die. ' (The Bed)
'Christmas Night' is a parody of the feast of the Catholic faith, nothing that `childish representation '(Eve A)'
In 'Two Friends', he denounced the war with its innocent victims.
In `Mademoiselle Fifi ', ​​the honor of the motherland is saved by a P. whereas the intervention of the army turns into a farce.
In `A Horse ', the author ridicules the nobility with the` eternal prejudices, the concern of rank, concern for not falling.'
The marriage institution is violated `marriage disgust '(A Ruse).
In `Ms. Baptiste ', he denounced hatred and contempt for the human race to an innocent girl become a` bird bariole'.

Another target of his poisoned arrows are women, their inconstancy and infidelity (The Yule Log, Alarm Clock, The Relic, A Ruse, The Substitute, Words of Love) and their `perverse qualities that drive them to suicide stupidly gullible lovers . ' (A Parisian Adventure)
Men too are not spared. They are the puppets of lovers adored: `I'm her toy, jealous of his thought as I felt always infamous'. (Crazy?)

But, in fact, is there anything good? If the flesh, 'the love of sense, which is good, and a lot of good.' (Marroca, Rust).

Guy de Maupassant shows no compassion, no mercy and has no illusion to the affairs of this world, living only by non-colorful birds, which prefer `look 'instead of' being '.

Highly recommended reading.