A detailed analysis of the novel, La Vengeance du pardon, with a summary of the story, quotes, highlighted phrases and important scenes and themes. The perfect document to use when preparing for finals. Enjoy!
Plus personne ne comprend le comportement d’Élise. D’ailleurs elle non plus…
Depuis que sa fille est morte, meurtrie par la tristesse et la solitude, elle se rend à
la prison et visite Sam Louis, le serial killer, l’assassin de son enfant.
Négligeant tout, elle tente d’entrer dans un vrai contact avec ce monstre qui
n’éprouve aucun remords, elle essaie de lui parler, de l’apprivoiser, de le
comprendre… En le sondant, elle se sonde elle-même et descend dans les
tréfonds de l’âme.
Lui-même en demeure surpris. Elle insiste. Elle veut l’humaniser, lui faire
prendre conscience de son acte. Pourquoi ? Pour la vengeance ou pour le pardon ?
À moins que ce ne soit pour la vengeance du pardon…
Short summary
Nobody understands Elise’s behaviour any more. She doesn’t— Since her
daughter died, bruised by sadness and loneliness, she goes to the prison and visits
Sam Louis, the serial killer, the murderer of her child.
Neglecting everything, she tries to enter into real contact with this monster who
feels no remorse, she tries to to speak to him, to tame him, to understand him…
By probing him, she probes herself and descends into the depths of the soul.
He himself remains surprised. She insists. She wants to humanize him, to make
him aware of his act. Why? For revenge or forgiveness? Unless it is for revenge
of forgiveness…
, Important scenes in the book
*The black cat scenes
*The scenes in the prison
*Elise’s reactions after she visits the prison
Scene analysis:
Scene 1
elise’s sisters (3) visit her - talk about her moving to Alsace - they are concerned -
we learn about someone in her past who seems to be the cause of her suffering
(later we told his name is Sam Louis) sisters worried about her mental health -
been like this for 5 years now. She lies to them about psychologist - we see she is
not always honest. Sisters are satisfied.
She doent actually want to go - Ca me me deplait mais je n’ai pas un choix.
Doesnt know why either.
Vocab that may be in questions:
Ecrouait - locked up
Maison centrale - prison
Ponte / Sommit - the psychologist she claims to be seeing is ‘bigshot’ / hotshot
Pousserent un soupir - to sigh (insight into her emotions - good quote True/false question?)
S’en enfliger la violence une second fois - when Sam comes up in coversation she feels pain
all over again
Guerison - her healing
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