Miserly Grande

It is often said that the richer the more miserly people are, and I can't imagine what it's like for rich people to be miserly. Since watching Eugenie. Grandaire" is a novel in which Grande really shows the miserliness of rich people to the extreme.

Grande is a rich and famous presence in Sol City, so no matter what is big or small in the family, it is the focus of people's attention. In our cognition, such a rich person should have a high standard of food, clothing, shelter and transportation. Grantai's nephew, Charlie, thought the same thing before coming to his uncle's house. Unexpectedly, however, Grantaire was very stingy, both to himself and to his family.

The clothes worn by the Grandee family for many years were sewn by his wife and daughter, and one winter because his wife was frightened by Grande, she failed to sew her own sweater for the winter in time, which led to the aggravation of the wind and cold and accelerated her death. The Grandaire family never bought food, and everything he ate in his house was provided by sharecroppers. Even if it is already broken wine and fruit, it is not willing to throw it away. Every morning he would distribute the day's food at home, then lock the storeroom, put the keys on his body and go out. When Charlie first arrived, Eugenie wanted Charlie to eat better, and she wanted Nanon to make pancakes. But there was no flour and butter, and it couldn't be done, so Nanong asked Grande to ask for it, and at first Grande heard that he wanted flour and was very angry. Later, Nanon said that Eugenie wanted to eat, and Grande reluctantly gave it. Eugenie heard Nanon tell her father that she wanted the flour, and she hid in panic. Eugenie had prepared a hearty breakfast for her cousin, and everything was ready, but Charlie was hesitant to get down, and looking at the time, she was afraid that her father would come back first. Later, Grantai still knew about this matter, saying that Eugenie had spent money on a playboy, which was unwise, and counted her down fiercely. The Grandaire family lived in a very simple, dilapidated house with dilapidated windows nailed to them and eerie during the day. The home is dilapidated, some stools have five feet, and the stairs often make a noise, giving people a crumbling feeling. His wife asked him to find someone to fix it, and turned around and did it himself. Yard outside, a shabby bench. In the evening, after the family had finished eating, they stayed together to sew and mend, and the servant Nanon had to come in together, and she was weaving next to her, because she could only share a candle. Once, there were guests at home one night, everyone played cards together, and Nanong saw that there were guests there, and wanted to go to other places to continue weaving, and was discovered by Grande. Grandee ignored the shouts of her guests to come in and weave and was not allowed to light another candle. He gave his wife and daughter only six francs each a month, and sometimes tried to get his wife to spend money for herself. He rarely entertained or visited other people's homes, and if he did, the people in the city would be surprised for a while. And those who are invited are generally subject to Grande's calculations.

He never cared about his family, and his wife, who was frightened by him and contracted typhoid fever, was getting worse and worse, and he never consulted a doctor for her. Later, the notary Croce told him that if his wife died, his property would be liquidated and that his daughter would have the right to liquidate. When Grantaire heard this news, he was frightened. He kept calculating, and he first invited a famous doctor to see his wife and alleviate her condition. He then drafted a document with a notary for Eugenie to sign for the renunciation of his wife's inheritance. His daughter, who had given her praise money to her cousin Charlie to do business, was found out by Grantaire, and in anger, Grande locked up Eugenie and gave her only bread and water every day. This matter was talked about by the people in the city, saying that he was cold-blooded and ruthless, harshly reprimanding his daughter, but Grande was still indifferent. Even his wife, who was seriously ill, begged him many times, and it was not until the notary told him that Eugenie would pose a threat to his property that he released Eugenie and tricked her into signing. One of the most classic scenes in the novel is when he sees Eugenie holding a golden dresser to share a good past with her mother, and Grande sees the gold eyes glow, lean forward, and pounce on the dresser, like a tiger pounces on a sleeping baby.

As he grew older, Grande knew that he was not as old as before, so he slowly taught Eugenie a lot of management things. Her own property, the treasure trove, all the important things were given to Eugenie. During the period of time when he was about to die of illness, when he could not walk, he often let people push him to see his vault and look at the gold inside, and he felt very warm. Before he died, he told Eugenie to take good care of everything and go over there to pay him the bill. On his deathbed, the priest brought the gilded cross to his mouth and gave him the icon of Kiss Christ, but he made a frightening gesture to grab the cross in his hand, an act that ultimately killed him.

Under the influence of Grandet, Eugenie, although she eventually inherited the property of seventeen million francs, she still retained the habits of her father's life. No matter how cold the weather is, carbon heating only starts in October every year... Those sharecroppers, like Grande, did not dare to play slippery...