Chapter 13 Maupassant and Frobert

Maupassant and Frobert "No matter what you want to say, there is always only one sentence that can express it, and there is only one sentence. There is one verb, one adjective is enough to describe it.You have to find the only sentence, only One verb, only adjective and then..." These are the words of the naturalist master Frobel instructing his latecomer Maupassant at that time. In the history of literature, there is no guidance and respect between teachers and students. Pulling and rewarding are better than those between Frobel and Maupassant. Maupassant, known as the first person in short stories, is not only influenced by his husband in style

and, under Frobel's stern tutelage, trained to observe life and all things practice.Frobel may have already seen Maupassant's talent, but he was always in the middle of no prizes. Encourage him with a restrained attitude, and open the door of the literary world for this young writer.Frobel's first time When I met Maupassant, I said to him: "I don't know yet whether you have talent or not. What you showed me proves that you have Be smart.But don't forget, young man, as Buffon said, the so-called genius is actually It's just long-term patience. " For the young Maupassant, the reason why Frobel guided him so carefully was that he found

Now Maupassant has not only the genius of a novelist, but also his personal feelings.Frobel in the morning In 1999, he had received literary training from Maupassant's uncle, which he never forgot.uncle died Later, Frobel shifted his love to his nephew Maupassant, and because Maupassant's appearance was different from his uncle's. The resemblance to his father is even more tied to his old love.Frobel accepted Maupassant's mother's entrustment, for After her son became a literary tutor, he once wrote this letter to her: "I have been trying to write to you since January to tell you how I feel about your son; he

Sensible and intelligent; to use a fashionable saying, I think he and I are just like each other! “Although we are different ages, I consider him my friend. Besides, he makes I think of Alfred!Sometimes, the degree of resemblance simply surprises me, especially when he bows his head When reciting poems. " For this reason, Frobel carefully guided Mauper with the spirit of being a strict teacher and fearing his friends. Sang wrote, introduced manuscripts to him, and introduced him to his career.In the French literary world at that time, although With the newcomer Zola threatening his status, Frobel was convinced his disciple would never

Live up to his expectations, there must be a glorious future.From the following words, we can see that How Frobel passed on the mantle of naturalism to his disciples: "The important thing is that you have to study everything you have to show until you find Features that no one has ever seen or said.There is always something hidden in everything The point of discovery, because when we observe things, we always use our own imagination before seeing the real thing The resultant is mixed therebetween.Even the smallest things contain some unknowns, let's find out This feature... this method allows me to describe a person or an object in a few simple words

can describe him or its proper characteristics so that he or it can be in no way different from anything of its kind mix. "When you pass a grocer sitting in front of a store, or watching with a pipe in his mouth, doorman, or horses in front of a carriage station, you must give the address of the boss and the doorman and their figures and countenances, and all that you may imagine of their nature and character, shown to me one by one, so that I will never be with any other grocer or janitor mixed up.With one simple word, one sentence, let me know why that horse is different from the other five

Ten horses are different.This is the valuable lesson that Maupassant learned from Frobel.