Dreyfus affair

The Dreyfus Affair in one of the most notorious trials in France, even still known as the “Affair” today. In 1894, an agent of counterespionage discovered a note, now known as the Bordereau, which included information about a new gun, information about different troops, artillery formation, information about Madagascar movements, and a draft for a firing manual. The firing manual was the most concerning to the French, who had discovered it since it was so difficult to obtain. This led to an immediate search to find the agent within the ranks who was spying for the Germans. Eventually, one of the main suspects was Alfred Dreyfus who was a Jewish Alsatian. With only the Bordereau and handwriting analysis and information not disclosed to his lawyer,…

They argue the significance of the affair lies in Dreyfus representation as a “symbol” that highlighted the many fundamental issues with the French republic, such as the rights of an individual and in the polarisations it provoked between those who believed the rights of an individual should be the utmost concern (the left) even if it meant a reprehended state system such as Zola who announced “There is no Dreyfus Affair any longer. There is only one issue: is France still the France of the…

was suffering from a dwindling national identity and disunity. After the Franco-Prussian War defeat in 1870s, the country was greatly weakened, causing separation within itself. However, it wasn’t until the events of the 1890s and onward occurred, centering around one man, Alfred Dreyfus, that the deep corruption of the French government and the separation of two sides became recognizable. The battle between Right and Left became more notably the battle between the Dreyfusards and the…

Write in essay format. Remember to bring in outside sources and to write in formal English. Respond analytically to two of the first four questions. 2. You listened to the podcast on the Dreyfus Affair. How does that episode fit in the anti-Semitism expressed during World War II, and what role does it play in the development of the idea of Europe? Anti-Semitism is a discrimination against Jews that it can be called anti-Jews. It is a fact that the Europeans discriminated religions, nations and…

Maus Early in the chapter, Artie is facing two separate dilemmas: how to draw Francoise and Vladek’s obsession with the Dreyfus Affair. Why does Artie feel that Francoise should be drawn differently and how does she feel about it? What does he decided to do? Artie feels Francoise should be drawn different due to her ethnic background vs. what she is conforming to for Artie’s sake. He feels that she should be drawn to something that fits her more as a French woman rather than a Jewish woman.…

Could you believe that an innocent mans life was ruined just because of his religion? The Dreyfus Affair was blatant anti-semitism. An innocent French soldier was convicted for a dreadful crime, just because he was Jewish. It is clear he was only imprisoned as a result of anti-semitism for countless reasons. Firstly, Dreyfus was the only Jew in the French Army. Secondly, there was a lot of anti-semitic statements coming out at this time, displaying that there was influx of anti-semitism in…

events. The French created a myth to cover up what truly happened, “the French apparently had repressed memories of the civil war and with the aid of what came to be a dominant myth: “resistancialism”…a process that sought to minimize the importance of the Vichy regime and its impact on French society, including its most negative aspects.” One of the aspects the French wanted to repress was the boost of anti-Semitism in France during the nineteenth century. A myth that exemplifies this was the…

Zola continues in his letter by describing to the readers the story from the beginning, where Dreyfus was arrested and immediately was “clamoring his innocence…and that is how the investigation proceeded…shrouded in mystery and a wealth of the wildest expedients.” Zola’s letter lays out all the proof the government and army had to accuse Dreyfus and it is just not sufficient enough to imprison someone. Throughout the letter, proof of Dreyfus’ innocence is never brought, rather a compilation of…

When the honeymoon is over sometimes life can get you down. If the person you love has broken the vows that you believed in strongly, it can be hard to bounce back. Although you may be feeling like the world is over, and life cannot possibly go on, I’m here to tell you it can. Life is hard. Marriage is hard. Getting over infidelity is hard, but it is possible. Every situation is different, but these steps might help and if they don’t it might be time to move on. Firstly, if you happen to find…

According to Stephanie Harrison, editor of the Adaptations she mentions that “[t]he problems of fidelity can be illustrated by ‘jerry And Molly and Sam’” (6). This is important because throughout the story Al is unfaithful. While Al was at work he meets Jill and he is “having an affair [with her]… and he [doesn’t] know what to do about it” (Carver 16). This significant because this shows that he is being unfaithful with his wife and it also shows that he doesn’t really care about what his wife…