Complaining

Voltaire brings a new character into the story who I believe is a way for him to criticize women and even high class people. It’s the Old Lady who as they say in the story, has had a terrible and very tough life. She says in one part of the story, “But I have been so terribly unfortunate in my affairs, that I have lost almost all hope.”(Page 48) Just the way people in high class do, they mourn and complain about everything. In fact, later on in the same page they say, “You haven’t had misfortunes like mine to bear. I assure you.”(Page 48) She complains even more. These people are very hard to cope with, they are never comfortable or happy and every little thing is like it’s the end of the world for them. I personally can’t deal with these people who complain about everything. I like to make an example of my mom who has had to suffer many things and she never complains about anything, that is the example of very strong people who can succeed and don’t complain about everything.