Pirard mentors the protagonist in his studies at the monastery, though he is more interested in high society, becoming the secretary of the Marquis de a Mole and the fiancé of his daughter Mathilde, until jilted ex- lover Madame de Renal shows up to complicate things.
A shoe-buying scene in Book II alludes to the social climbing of the protagonist, who finds the word "de" added to his name in the bootmaker's monogram. Pirard mentors the protagonist in his studies at the monastery, though he is more interested in high society, becoming the secretary of the Marquis de a Mole and the fiancé of his daughter Mathilde, until jilted ex- lover Madame de Renal shows up to complicate things. For 10 points, name this novel about Julien Sorel, written by Stendhal.
A shoe-buying scene in Book II alludes to the social climbing of the protagonist, who finds the word "de" added to his name in the bootmaker's monogram.
The {Red and The Black} [or Le {Rouge et le Noir}]