The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories

"The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1" by Guy de Maupassant is a set of short stories from the late 1800s that discuss social class, what is right and wrong, and the true nature of people during wartime, including the well-known tale, "Boule de Suif." The book looks closely at how people act, showing how complicated they can be and the sometimes sad truths of life. The first story finds a group of people escaping the war in a carriage. One of them, Boule de Suif, is a happy, good-natured woman who quickly becomes the center of moral questions when the group faces difficult choices in order to survive. As they travel, the others show their real selves, and Boule de Suif is pressured into a tough moral spot.