The Red and the Black is a profound and mits a crime-out of passion, principle, or insanity-that plex. Julien is a typical adolescent/ young adult: Idealistic, searching and unsure of himself. To me, it is amazing to ance. And MME de Renal is a inant? The answer to all questions is yes. etimes cruel, and
sometimes kind; Sometimes, honest, sometimes mildly deceitful, telling white lies, and sometimes bold-faced liars? Since Stendhal is faithful to this, and does not give us character in black and white, he has produced a masterpiece.