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The novel, Story of the Stone, and play, Tartuffe, are similar in many ways because they reflect the era and the family, the most important institution.
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Short stories often reflect the era in which they are written. The society of an age is through the eyes of the characters and experiences that they incur throughout the stories. The novel, Story of the Stone, and play, Tartuffe, are similar in many ways because they reflect the era and the family, the most important institution. Parents and their children define the family, although these families prove differently. The setting for Story of the Stone is China and Tartuffe is placed in France during the 17th and 18th century, although the basis of their family is very similar. A traditional Chinese family would follow the ethics outlined by Confucius. His golden rules for the family would include love, reverence, respect, and humanity. In the Story of the Stone, one would assume that the Jia Family, an elite Chinese household, would follow the principles of Confucius. However, in the...
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