Study guide Lost Illusions by Honoré de Balzac (in-depth literary analysis and complete summary)

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Pierre non négligeable dans l-édifice de La Comédie humaine, La Bourse dresse le portrait d-une catégorie sociale chère à l-auteur, les oubliés de Napoléon. Cette belle fable, qui fera dire à Balzac qü « on ne doit jamais juger les gens sur la mine », amène à réfléchir sur les apparences et les mauvais jugements dont nous sommes parfois victimes.