French revolution: the genesis for modern democracy French Revolution was a widespread yet profound political and social revolution. Within three years, the centuries' monarchy fell apart, the capitalism economic took over the agrarian society, and Jacobin dictatorship seized the power from Girondist. Anatole France, an 18th century French writer, discussed Jacobin’s achievements and mistakes in French revolution in the novel The Gods will have blood. The novel praised Jacobin’s revolutionary virtue spirit and its social economic policy while criticized its idolatry and abuse of violence, under France’s view, this virtue spirit are the momentum of revolution and ultimate disaster of the France. French revolution shattered the monarchy and …show more content…
France’s The Gods will have blood portrays such social life in Paris under the revolution, it admires with Jacobin’s economic policy, and believe the violence on traitors and Speculators has positive effect to the society. The polices like Restrictions on prices, quantitative supply of food and increase the military spending in the frontier battle, it provides food for the commons, suppresses speculation activities, and bring the turn point on war. Jacobin’s policy also including in voting, it gives farmer and artesian right to vote, which expands Jacobin’s interest group. Its terror policy limits royalist activities and forces speculators stop the exploitation. Although France don’t fully agree with use of violence, but it does have positive effect on stabilize the …show more content…
France doesn’t against the terror policy, in fact, he believes it’s necessary to have a terror policy so that France have a stable society construction. But he also criticizes about the over-use of violence and killing innocence people. The novel portrays Jacobins didn’t know who to trust and who to fight against, they are harsh against the farmers and maids just as they did to the bankers and nobles. Whether you are the nobles who try to restore the aristocracy or the commons who yells, “long lives with the king,” whether you are the traitor politician or defeated general, whether you are the Speculators or the prostitutes, once you in that defendant seat, you will be send to the guillotine. there are no needs for defend and evidence because the Jacobins believe just following their hearts because they are the most virtuous person in this world, therefore, they wouldn’t misjudge any person because such