Perdican's Accusation Against Nuns

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[...] She therefore lacks maturity and experience according to Perdican. Exclamation which shows annoyance, reinforced by the term 'lesson' which shows that Camille has been modeled according to the expectations of the nuns. Line He makes a reference to memories, we see it with the passage to the past tenses (plus-que-parfait then imparfait). The old aunt shows their common past, he tries to persuade her but this time by feelings. He no longer focuses on the nuns but on their childhood memories. [...]

[...] Metonymy 'unhappy girl' that appears here as pathetic, he puts Camille on trial, he tries to open her eyes. Lines 2 to Comparison 'love of men' and 'lie'. Perdican will create an argumentation by relying on all the reasons that push Camille to return to the convent and that have been shared by the nuns. A new rhetorical question that comes to open a new interrogation: Perdican accuses the nuns of being immoral thanks to the term 'lie of divine love'. [...]

[...] Conclusion : The anger and disappointment of Perdican are felt in this excerpt. He accuses the nuns throughout of having, in his opinion, negatively influenced the young and naive Camille. He shows her his contradictions but in vain. He also draws a rather romantic portrait of love that unites two imperfect beings and especially allows life to be beautiful. Despite this speech, Camille will remain in her position. Later in the work, she will finally decide to stay, not out of love but out of pride. [...]

[...] Lines 13 to 15: Perdican's irony. He takes risks and even uses hyperbole to declare his love 'the happiness of my life'. Shocking phrase at the end where he claims that the nuns do not deserve paradise. He condemns their manipulation. Line 16: Camille puts herself on the same level as them and wants to know if Perdican does the same. She wants to test the feelings of her cousin. 2 movement Lines 17 to 18: Romantic drama unfolds with the apostrophe at the beginning of Perdican's line. [...]

[...] He returns to the attack against the nuns. The expression 'brother's kiss' suggests that even from a friendly point of view he deserved at least a kiss, he doesn't consider asking for much given their past complicity. The nuns seem to have totally manipulated Camille according to Perdikan. Lines 11 to 12: The young man insists on the hope that remains with the coordinating conjunction metaphor of hope with 'your heart has beaten'. The fact that she came to discuss shows that she has always had affection for him. [...]