Au Bonheur Des Dames = the Ladies' Delight | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Au Bonheur des Dames - This is the small shop that grows to a giant department store covering an entire city block.

Neighborhood Shops - All of these enterprises are bankrupt or become so because they cannot compete with the growing empire of Au Bonheur des Dames.

Cornailles - This is the top ladies' wear shop in Valgones, where Denise works for two years before moving to Paris.

Valgones - This is the province from which Denise comes.

Au Vieil Elbeuf - This is the flannel shop that Baudu owns.

Paris-Bonheur - This...
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