IDENTITY
Le Père Goriot
Literature
Work Summary
Le Père Goriot by Honoré de Balzac is a novel set largely in a Paris boarding house, where the retired merchant Goriot sacrifices his fortune for daughters who neglect him while the young Eugène de Rastignac learns the ruthless logic of high society. The story examines parental devotion, ambition, money and social ascent.
Evidence Summary
The novel supplies a literary example in his discussion of human types.
Direct title-level familiarity.
CONTEXT
Author / Source
Honoré de Balzac
Work
Le Père Goriot
Years / Period
8 Feb 1883
Van Gogh Relation
Discussed / Commented On
EVIDENCE
Key Quotation
CONNECTIONS
Evidence Trail
8 Feb 1883 — Letter 310
Discussed / Commented On · Discussed / remembered passage
Van Gogh refers to passages in Père Goriot while comparing Balzac and Zola.
Response: The novel supplies a literary example in his discussion of human types.
Connection: Direct title-level familiarity.
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