The Pure and the Impure Colette

The exploration of how our language (or lack thereof) can impact our perceptions of ourselves and one another has been extremely prevalent throughout a variety of literary works. Silence’s interaction with individual characters impacts each of...

Colette’s “The Pure and the Impure” is a novel that aims to be a kind of expose of French high society, along with the absurdity of societal expectations as well. Colette has a very poignant understanding of the human psyche and her views on sex...