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There is much negative social criticism in Mauprat: the injustices of society towards women, the lack of moral integrity among the clergy, and the hypocrisy of the judicial system all receive their share of Sandian scorn. Yet, this is the first novel in which a kind of naive revolutionary radicalism appears. Although all of the main characters espouse socialistic ideals, it is the rustic philosopher Patience, one of Sand's most successful character creations, who becomes the champion of republicanism. In this novel, which begins before the 1789 Revolution, Sand traces the gathering of the storm by focusing upon the increasingly unhappy and independent peasant. Patience, a kind of Figaro of Berry, represents the rebellious peasant and predicts that "castles will fall" and the land will be equally divided. He envisions a new order in which men will live in the same peace and harmony as the stars, admires Franklin and Rousseau, and dreams of American soldiers bringing the olive branch of peace to the French nation. During the Revolution he becomes a hero among the poor of Berry and is named the judge of his district, where his impartiality and integrity towards "both the castle and the thatched hut" bring him fame and respect. This is Sand's first instance of the peasant-hero, the naive but wily activist who leads the battle for reform. The moral of the tale is that one must never merely accept things as they are but work for change and betterment, with education as the basis for solving the problems of society. This can be achieved by the Biblical message with which the novel ends, "by loving one another very much."24 The bitter cynicism of the early novels has been transformed into a loving, active socialism by some of the strangest characters in Sand's fiction: a reformed bandit, a rat-catcher (named Marcasse), a defrocked abbé, and a bizarre old peasant philosopher, who assumes the mantle of liberty as a prophet of the new order. 781b155fdc