Pot-Bouille Chapter 1

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Course Outline

  1. Octave Arrives at the Building
  2. Residents and Social Hierarchy
  3. Luxury, Décor, and Appearances
  4. Octave’s Career Ambitions
  5. Angèle and Bourgeois Protection
  6. The Hédouin Department Store
  7. Gasparine and Mme Valérie
  8. The Campardon Dinner
  9. Nighttime Desires and Contradictions
  10. Chapter Meaning and Social Critique

1. Octave Arrives at the Building

★ Must-know

  • Octave Mouret arrives in Paris from Plassans to seek work and build a career.

  • Campardon, an architect, welcomes Octave in Paris.

Further detail

  • The building is located at 25 rue de Choiseul and belongs to M. Vabre.

  • The building has two apartments on each floor, and a silk shop occupies the ground floor.

Memory Hook

Plassans → Paris → Campardon → Choiseul

2. Residents and Social Hierarchy

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Building hierarchy : presents the distribution of residents by floor as a representation of social hierarchy

  • M. Vabre and his two sons, Auguste and Théophile, live on the first floor.

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1. Why does Octave Mouret travel from Plassans to Paris?

2. Who welcomes Octave when he arrives in Paris?

3. Which residents occupy the first floor of the building?

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Where does Octave Mouret arrive from to seek work?

From Plassans to Paris.

Who welcomes Octave Mouret in Paris?

Campardon, an architect.

What is the address of the building Octave arrives at?

25 rue de Choiseul.

Who owns the building at 25 rue de Choiseul?

M. Vabre.

How many apartments are on each floor of the building?

Two apartments per floor.

What occupies the ground floor of the building?

A silk shop.

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