Do you believe Guy de Maupassant’s characters are good people? Why or why not? Do you feel differently about some characters than others? If so, why?

We can consider the characters in Guy de Maupassant's books as good people, but with their flaws and defects as every human being. Some characters show themselves to be more flawed than others, changing our perception of who would be good people or not.

Explanation:

Guy de Maupassant was a French writer and poet, his works used to treat characters with strong traits of humanity and for that reason they could present dubious attitudes that could make the reader consider them bad people. This is because Guy de Maupassant used to deal with psychological and social issues in his narratives, which profoundly influenced the characters' behavior.

In general, we can consider that the characters he created were good people, but his psychological conditions and society could shape flaws and defects in these characters. Some characters had more flaws than qualities, makes the reader have a different perception between them, but all show good people, who can be corrupted, or not, by the circumstances in which they live.

Alive, the elephant was worth at least a hundred pounds. Dead, he would only be worth the value of his tusks; five pounds, possibly.