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This paper presents a review of the theme of class distinction in 19th century France as depicted in Gustave Flaubert's novella, "A Simple Heart" or "The Parrot."

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"We in America know that there are rich people and poor people. Until we read some European fiction like' A Simple Heart' we tend not to understand that in Europe there are classes that may have nothing to do with money. It is often a case of a person, in this case someone like Felicity, to know her place in society. At least so it was in society of a hundred or so years ago. The times of which Flaubert..."

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