I found it fascinating the different lifestyles Julie and Francoise grew up in. Julie was raised in a lower class family in a small town in France while Francoise was born into a very wealthy family and didn't have to worry about money. In result of their economic status', Julie had to take up a very strenuous job in order to help keep her family stable financially, but Francoise didn't have to even think about working. Francoise's job was to go to school, learn household management skills, and marry a man and manage the house. In the society Julie grew up in, only parents that were able to pay for schooling and felt that their child needed schooling would receive it, unlike François, where everyone was expected to attend school. Once Francoise was ready to become a part of the French society as a lady, Julie was working to help keep her family afloat, something Francoise would never have to worry about. When Julie and Francoise were in their 20's and 30's, Julie was just finding out she had multiple sclerosis and was going to be bedridden for the rest of her life. Francoise on the other hand was the last sibling living in her big luxurious house with her parents, until she moved back to Gezaincourt to take care of her grandmother. Even though they both had two very different paths of life, they ended up doing what made them feel most for filled and that was taking care of people who did not have the same luxuries as them.
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