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Two Little Soldiers by Guy de Maupassant
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Two Little Soldiers by Guy de Maupassant
ABOUT STORY
Two Little Soldiers by Guy de Maupassant
This short story "Two Little Soldiers" is a triangular love story that has been written by a French writer, Guy de Maupassant. This story was initially published in French in the year 1885.
The story is about a bizarre triangular love that has a completely unexpected result at the end. This story has shown the compatibility of friendship and romantic love with change, discontent, conflict, betrayal and jealousy. This story has presented various flaws in triangular love relationships.
MAIN THEMES
Two Little Soldiers by Guy de Maupassant
The main theme of this story is betrayal and jealousy in a friendship. Here in this story, we find the tragic end of an innocent friend due to his friend's betrayal.
Apart from this, we find themes in the story such as change, discontent, conflict, love etc.
SETTING
Two Little Soldiers by Guy de Maupassant
This story has presented the setting of Courbevoie, a town on the outskirts of Paris in the French countryside. Although there is no combat in the story, there is war going on.
We find the setting of the town's barracks, the long way up to Bezons, Bezons's bridge, and small woods.
WRITING STYLE
Two Little Soldiers by Guy de Maupassant
In this story, the writer has applied a very realistic style of writing. Most of his writings include events related to soldiers and war because he had spent his life in the army. He even preferred to write about love affairs.
The writer has used psychological realism in his writing style. With the help of this style, he is able to present humans' psychological realism, due to which humans suffer a lot and regret their deeds. In the story, the writer has presented his characters as unhappy victims of their greed, desires, jealousy, betrayal, pride etc.
CHARACTERS IN THE STORY
Two Little Soldiers by Guy de Maupassant
The main characters here in this story are two French soldiers named Luc Le Ganidec and Jean Kerderen. Both of them are quite good friends with each other. Among them, Jean Kerderen is a bit quiet and shy, whereas Luc Le Ganidec is carefree and open-minded. They mostly spend their holidays together. Their friendship turns into jealousy and betrayal due to the entry of the milkmaid. The entry of a girl into their friendship brings an unexpected and tragic result at the end. Jean loses his life at the end of the story.
DETAILED SUMMARY
Two Little Soldiers by Guy de Maupassant
CHARACTERS' WEEKEND
Both soldiers, Luc Le Ganidec and Jean Kerderen, were quite good friends with each other. Among them, Jean Kerderen was a bit quiet and shy, whereas Luc Le Ganidec was carefree and open-minded. Every Sunday, both of them spent their holiday away from their barracks out in the countryside. They enjoyed their holidays in a little wood, which was located at the end of the Bezons. During their journey towards Bezons, they used to walk so fast without chatting. They would stop for several minutes at Bezons's bridge to enjoy the river Seine and its white, surging sails. They would bend over the railing of the bridge to enjoy the view of the river. This particular river reminded them of their home. They would buy their essential provisions, like bread, wine, sausages, etc., from stores after moving across the bridge. Finally, after crossing the village, they would reach a little forest, the area that reminded them of their homeland, Plounivon. Both of them would enjoy themselves a lot in that peaceful environment, quite away from the noise of the town.
ENTRY OF A YOUNG MILKMAID
One day, both soldiers met a young milkmaid who was taking her cow to pasture. Next Sunday, the milkmaid talked to them while moving along with her cow. When she returned, she shared her cow's milk with them. They talked again about various things. She promised to meet both of them the following Sunday.
The next weekend, Jean Kerderen suggested to Luc Le Ganidec that they should provide a present to the milkmaid. Both of them decided and bought a bonbon for her. When they met her the next Sunday, they became quite shy about telling her about the present. Finally, Luc Le Ganidec revealed to her about the present, and Jean Kerderen provided her with bonbon chocolate. She became quite happy to receive candy from the soldiers. As the weeks passed, the milkmaid became the topic of conversation for both soldiers in the barracks. Every time, they used to talk about her. After more meetings, these three people became quite good friends with each other. The milkmaid also started providing them with breakfast items in their meetings.
DECEITFUL MOVE BY LUC LE GANIDEC
Luc Le Ganidec started leaving the barracks time and again. He left the barracks on Tuesday and returned quite late. He left the barracks again on Friday. He borrowed money from Jean Kerderen but offered him no explanations related to his leave. He kept on leaving the barracks for several hours in the daytime and returned to the barracks during the night. Jean didn't know about Luc's activities outside the barracks.
JEAN KERDEREN'S JEALOUSY & HEARTBROKEN STATE
Next Sunday, when the girl appeared with her cow, she became quite happy to see Luc Le Ganidec. She rushed up to Luc Le Ganidec. She embraced and kissed Luc Le Ganidec. She didn't pay attention to Jean Kerderen. Both Luc Le Ganidec and the milkmaid disappeared in the woods for a long time. Sitting alone, Jean Kerderen became quite desperate. He couldn't understand anything about their acts. He felt heartbroken. He realised his liking for the girl. He even realised the fact behind Luc's acts of leaving the barracks for several hours. He felt himself a fool. When they returned, both lovers kissed again. The milkmaid didn't even provide milk to Jean that day.
BAD LUCK OF JEAN KERDEREN
While returning to the barracks, Jean was feeling quite upset. When they stopped just over the bridge, Jean Kerderen leaned much over the bridge's railing, being so sad. He couldn't balance his body over the railing in desperation. He fell into the river all of a sudden. Luc Le Ganidec shouted for help, but no one was there. He only saw Jean's head one last time. After that, Jean's body disappeared into the water. Later on, his dead body was found by boatmen that day. Being so nervous and sad, Luc Le Ganidec informed about Jean's accident in his barracks.
MAIN SUMMARY
Two Little Soldiers by Guy de Maupassant
Two Little Soldiers' Weekend
The two soldiers, Luc Le Ganidec and Jean Kerderen, were very good friends with each other. Among them, Jean Kerderen was a bit quiet and shy, while Luc Le Ganidec was carefree and open-minded. Every Sunday, both of them used to spend their holidays away from their barracks in the countryside. Both of them enjoyed their vacation a lot in a small wood located in the last part of Bezons. During their journey towards the Bezons, they walked so fast without talking. They used to stop for several minutes at Bezon's Bridge to enjoy the Seine River and its white, soaring sails. They would lean on the railing of the bridge to enjoy the view of the Seine River. This special river reminded them of their home. They would buy their essential provisions, like bread, wine, sausage, etc., from the shops after crossing the bridge. Finally, after crossing the village, they reached a small forest, an area that reminded them of their homeland, Plounivon. Both would enjoy a lot in that peaceful environment far away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
An Entry of a Young Milkman in Their Friendship:
One day, the two soldiers met a young milkmaid who was taking her cow to the pasture. The next Sunday, the milkmaid walked with her cow and talked to them. When she returned after feeding her cow, she shared her cow's milk with them. They talked about different things again. She also promised to meet both of them the next Sunday.
The following weekend, Jean Kerderen suggested to Luc Le Ganidec that they should also give the milkmaid a present. Both decided and bought a bonbon for her. When they met her the following Sunday, they were too shy to tell her about the present. In the end, Luc Le Ganidec told her about the present, and Jean Kerderen offered her bonbon chocolates. She was overjoyed to get candy from the soldiers. As the weeks passed, the milkmaid became a topic of conversation for both the soldiers in the barracks. Every time they talked about her, and after more meetings, these three people became very good friends with each other. The milkmaid also started providing them breakfast items in their meetings.
Cheat from Luc Le Ganidec's side:
Luc Le Ganidec began to leave the barracks over and over again. He left the barracks on Tuesday and came back quite late. On Friday, he again left the barracks. He borrowed money from Jean Carderen but did not give him any explanation regarding his leave. He left the barracks for several hours during the day and came back to the barracks at night. Jean was not aware of Luk's activities outside the barracks.
Jean Kerderen's state of jealousy and heartbreak:
The following Sunday, when the milkmaid appeared with her cow, she was overjoyed to see Luc Le Ganidec. She approached Luc Le Ganidec. She hugged and kissed him. She did not pay attention to Jean Kerderen. Luc Le Ganidec and Milkmaid both disappeared in the woods for a long time. Jean Kerderen, sitting alone, became quite despondent. He could not understand anything about their actions. He felt so heartbroken. He realised his liking for the milkmaid. He also came to know the facts behind Luk's act of leaving the barracks for several hours. He felt like a fool. When they returned, both lovers kissed once again. The milkmaid did not even give milk to Jean that day.
The misfortune of Jean Kerderen:
While returning to the barracks, Jean was feeling very upset. When they stopped just above the bridge, Jean Kerderen, very sad, leaned on the railing of the bridge. He was unable to balance his body on the railing in desperation. He suddenly fell into the river. Luc Le Ganidec panicked and shouted for help, but there was no one there. He saw Jean's head for the last time. After that, Jean's body disappeared into the water. Later that day, the sailors found his body. Luc Le Ganidec, so bewildered and saddened, told of Jean's accident in his barracks.
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