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that many changes were taking place in terms of style and themes. The authors of the 19th century seemed to be branching out and experimenting with symbolism and themes of
relevancy. Such was clearly the case with Guy de Maupassant and Kate Chopin, two of the most famous writers of the century. In the following paper we examine, separately, the
styles of the two writers and then present a brief comparison and contrast of their styles. Guy de Maupassant "Maupassant always sought for large and harmonious rhythm in
his deliberate choice of terms, always chose sound, wholesome language, with a constant care for technical beauty. Inheriting from his master an instrument already forged, he wielded it with a
surer skill" (Zimmerman swgem10.htm). It is often said that he had an incredible quality to his style: "so firm and clear, so gorgeous yet so sober, so supple and so
firm, he equals the writers of the seventeenth century. His method, so deeply and simply French, succeeds in giving an indescribable tang to his descriptions" (Zimmerman swgem10.htm). There always
seemed to be a powerful relationship to nature in his words and works. It has often been argued that his words were so simply, yet powerfully, placed that they seemed
incredibly natural and part of the environment so to speak. Or, as Zimmerman states, "If observation from nature imprints upon his tales the strong accent of reality, the prose in
which they are shrined so conforms to the genius of the race as to smack of the soil" (swgem10.htm). In many ways his style was considered "wholesome" and romantic. "The
school of romantic realism which was founded by Merimee and Balzac found its culmination in De Maupassant. He surpassed his mentor, Flaubert, in the breadth and vividness of his work,
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