Mr. Bergeret's private life experiences a great upheaval when he discovers that his wife has cheated on him with his best student, Mr. Roux. In keeping with his character, Mr. Bergeret then decided not to speak to his wife any longer. He thus subjects her to a slow but irresistible moral torture which bears fruit, because his wife decides to leave the marital home at the end of the novel. However, Mr. Bergeret also suffers, mainly in his pride. He seeks his consolation in books and ideas, which have consequences in his thoughts Among the themes addressed, there is first the historical context of the war between Turks and Greeks, a war that is raging and will end in massacres on the Greek side, following the abandonment of Westerners. We also discuss the army and the power of military trib.
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