de MAUPASSANT AND PSYCHOLOGY
Sir.-Your programme reviewer lists concisely the character of de Maupassant, but his remark that de Maupassant had "no psychology" is misleading. True, de Maupassant does not comment widely or moralise upon the mind processes. As your reviewer says, he was a "supreme observer," but those observations were not to the exclusion of the psychology behind the actions of his characters. In The Diamond Necklace, for example, a revealing picture of the mind of the ambitious Mme. Loisel is given-one is in a position to comprehend _her subsequent actions.» Wishes, desirés, and incidents are presented so clearly that one almost feels the author saying-here is my character, the mind of my character, judge and comprehend her story for yourself.
JOHN
McINDOE
(Dunedin).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 513, 22 April 1949, Page 5
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