Germinal, Part 2, Chapter 4 summary
Part 2, Chapter 4 of 40 · 14 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 4, Maheu returns to a stocked table, shares his meat with the children, and learns that Maheude secures food and money from Maigrat on credit. Washing, intimacy, gardening, and neighborhood encounters fill the afternoon, but the older children remain absent when the family begins its evening meal.
What happens
- Maheu finds food at home, eats after the working children, and shares his meat with Lénore and Henri.
- The children wash, and the parents hear Levaque beating his wife next door.
- While washing Maheu, Maheude explains that Maigrat provides bread, supplies, and a five-franc loan after she confronts him.
- The parents enjoy a private sexual encounter, discuss work, and let Catherine leave to buy a bonnet ribbon.
- Maheu tends his vegetables and refuses Levaque’s invitation to drink, preserving the household’s borrowed money.
- At nightfall, Maheude serves dinner without the absent children or the dandelion greens Jeanlin is supposed to gather.
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What to notice
Maheu’s discomfort interrupts the rule that reserves scarce meat for him. He acts on this feeling by feeding Lénore and Henri from his portion.
Quick check
Why does Maheu refuse Levaque’s invitation to drink?
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