Walls
Apart from being the inspiration for a pretty rockin' Tom Petty song, walls are a powerful symbol in The Red and the Black. The narrator tells us in the very first chapter that: In Franche-Comté,...
Statue of Saint Clement
In the heart of the French countryside lies a little church with a holy statue inside it. The statue is apparently so important that kings from foreign countries make a point of seeing it when they...
Severed Heads
The first time Julien sees Mathilde de La Mole dressed completely in black, he has no clue who she could be mourning… since the rest of her family isn't wearing black. Is she channeling Lydia Dee...