war

[domtoye]

In Saint-Malo, we are introduced to a reasonably minor character, the perfumer Claude Levitte. He is a man who gets richer and prospers off of the occupation of the city. He turns against his neighbors and fellow citizens by reporting activities to the new local authority for personal gain. Do you think this man is a representation of how war can easily corrupt even the least important figures of the world?

[Holly]

I do believe that war can corrupt even the most irrelevant people. I think Claude Levitte is a great representation of greed and self worth. He has a stable lifestyle, but still stirs up trouble. War affects others in this way, people live their lives the way they chose, until unnecessary conflict is created and who ever wins the war is pronounced the victor. Even though these minor figures have contrasting opinions, they add up, thus creating a much larger battle.

[aidanrolstad]

I feel that with the war it didn't completely change the man. We aren't shown Claude before the war strikes the area but he must have had at least ideas of "hey i could make money out of exploiting my neighbors" before the war. Sure it pushed him over the edge but i got the feeling that he wasn't a naturally good person in the beginning.