Tikrit University

Etude des personnages dans Les âmes grises et La Petite-fille de M. Linh de Philippe Claudel

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

AL Mustansiriyah Université / Faculté des lettres

10.25130/jls.6.4.1.24
Abstract
The values of good and evil have existed in human nature since the beginning of the creation of man until today. This research focuses on the division of the characters between good and evil in the two novels by Philippe Claudel: The gray souls and Mr. Lin's granddaughter. Our work is based on the analysis of characters through their behaviors, actions and reactions, to see if Claudel's characters represent good or evil? Are they guilty or innocent? What are the causes of guilt and how have the characters dealt with the effects of guilt? In order to come to the conclusion that good and evil are relative concepts and different from person to person, and that there is no person who bears absolutely good or bad characters.