![]() ![]() ![]() She says “I am not ashamed of indulging in these pleasures. At the beginning of the novel, the main character lives her frivolous life carelessly, indulging in her privileged life thanks to the superficiality of her father and, probably, to the absence of a mother figure. The coming-of-age nature of the story allows the reader to see Cécile changing substantially due to the circumstances she goes through. She seems to be very mature for her age mentally but her father’s tendency to spoil her leads her to engage in immature behavior. ![]() Overall, the role of female characters in the story and their impact on the main character is impressive for a book published at that time, so that’s what I will focus on in my post.Ĭécile is a very entertaining main character. One of the things that I found most interesting about the story is Cécile’s character development and how it is shaped by the adult women in her life. ![]() The decadent mood that Françoise Sagan creates by portraying the French upper class in the first half of the 20th century is almost dreamy. I found Bonjour Tristesse to be a very engaging yet melancholic novel. ![]()
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