The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 08

"The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 08" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a story about the author's life and thoughts in the 1700s. Rousseau reflects on his life, talking about his connections with other people, including friends and enemies, and the difficulties he went through. The book opens with Rousseau remembering important meetings in Paris, like his friendships with a prince and the thinker Diderot. He shows strong feelings about being friends with these people, the sorrow of being apart from them, and the happiness of seeing Diderot while he was locked up. Rousseau also shares his goals of becoming a successful writer as he thinks about what is true and good, introducing readers to his complicated personality and the philosophical ideas he thinks about in his confessions.