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1. Simenon’s story takes place exclusively in Paris, only extending to the suburb of Juvisy during an occasional visit. What does the reader learn about living one’s life in this multi-layered city? What do Parisians do? Where do they go? How do they think and talk about their city? What appear to be the most important aspects of the city on which the characters depend? What does the reader learn about the city from the comings and goings of the main character, Inspector Maigret?
2. Inspector Maigret is the hero of almost all of the stories of Georges Simenon. Because these tales are loved by readers of French ‘roman policier’, he has become somewhat of a stereotype of the careful, wise, insightful, somewhat ambiguous police inspector who solves cases without violence or intrigue. What are the qualities which make him so popular? How does he use the city (Paris) to help him solve crimes? How do you compare him to Parisians whom you have met in earlier (or other) readings or films?
3.lmost all of the action in the film takes place in the arrondissement of Paris known as Montmartre. What are the special characteristics of this district? Who lives there? What buildings or places pop up time after time to remind the viewer of the special areas of this district? Which appear to be Amélie’s favorites? What special flavor does this area give to the city of Paris?
4. As a young girl Amélie was isolated from others so that she had almost no friends. When she moves to Paris, she undertakes a voyage of friendship-building in a variety of different ways. The friends she meets are all quite different from each other, and each of them teaches her a little more about life than what she had known before their meeting. Who are some of these friends and what do they teach her? What does she learn from these encounters? How does knowing Amélie enrich their life? In what way(s) do these friends represent the diverse population of Paris?
https://archive.org/details/MaigretandthePDFs/Madame%20Maigret%27s%20Own%20Case%20%28aka%20Madame%20Maigret%27s%20Friend%29/ ( maigret and the man on the boulevard )
and Movie – Amélie (2001)