Thérèse Raquin
9 hrs. 15 min.
Description
In “Thérèse Raquin,” Émile Zola sets out not to depict character, but temperament. That is the whole point of the book. He focuses on individuals who are completely subject to their desires and the voice of their blood, who lack the ability to assert their will, and whose every action is determined by the fateful power of their flesh. Therese and Laurent are animals in human form—nothing more.
Step by step, Émile Zola tries to trace in these animals the deaf impact of passion, the power of instinct, and the mental disorder caused by a nervous shock. The love of the two heroes is nothing more than the satisfaction of a need; the murders they commit are the consequence of their adultery—the consequence to which they come as wolves come to the necessity of destroying lambs.
Step by step, Émile Zola tries to trace in these animals the deaf impact of passion, the power of instinct, and the mental disorder caused by a nervous shock. The love of the two heroes is nothing more than the satisfaction of a need; the murders they commit are the consequence of their adultery—the consequence to which they come as wolves come to the necessity of destroying lambs.
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