F+Peasant+8

Name: Monique Petite Age: 20 Gender: Female Occupation: peasant Social Class: third estate Financial situation: every day is a struggle for me to provide meals Appearance: I am a tall and slim women. My hands are rough from all the field work. I am a bit dark skin because I am out in the field almost everyday. Location of home and/or business: Versailes Must be in the Paris region, but doesn't have to be IN Paris: (Use these maps to find your neighborhood: Map of France, Map of Paris ) Habitual locations: Versailles Daily routine: At 7, I wake up. Then, my husband and I share half a loaf of bread, after breakfast, we feed live stocks owned by Notre Dame de Paris Church. We go out to the field owned by the church and start working. We stop working when the sun sets We go home around 7 and eat the bread that is left over from breakfast. After we have dinner, we sit by the fireplace and encourage each other from the griefs.Some evenings, I do laundry and sew things. Around 9, we kneel down and prey for God to give mercy and stop the hunger. Then, we go to bed made of hay

Personality/Quirks/Unique Personality Traits: I am a easy going person and I like to interact with people. I like to talk with people and I like to imagine. Past / Family History: I have three younger siblings. My family have been peasants for few generations. My parents are peasants. Family: married to Bruno Social relations with your own and other classes (people you deal with or know about in other classes, AND your opinions and feelings about them): I grow grains in the field that we rented and trade the grains with the miller, Bernando. In return, we receive a loaf of bread every time we give 7 ounces of grain. He is a really important man for us. We wouldn't be able to survive without him. Religion: Catholic Education: I didn’t get any formal education. I only learned how to be a good wife and how to farm. Style of speaking (i.e. formal, "down-to-earth", crude): I talk with manner as much as possible but sometimes, I get mad and use slang words. Main privileges and/or conflicts: I get to interact with different people but I have to be careful when I am coming home with bread that I exchanged with grains that we harvested. Portrait (avoid anachronisms -- clothing or objects in your portrait that are from the wrong time period): http://www.daheshmuseum.org/collection/detail.php?object=bretonj_1 http://timeline.phoenix.wikispaces.net/Life+in+Third+Estate_Jieun

Diary # 3 September 2nd, 1802 Dear Diary, Louis XVI is out of the throne and he will never come back. Napoleon is the new emperor. He is doing great in battles so far. He fixed things that we wanted to fix during Revolution but he took away some things that we earned from the Revolution. His dreams are big but I think it might be too big. He increased the power of The Church. I am glad that Catholic church can have power. I met my old neighbor, Barnard Francois. We talked about the time when we he used to come to our house to buy vegetables. We known each other for some time. I miss my parents so much. I haven't seen them in 5 years. I wish I can go back to my hometown. She told me about what is happening in Paris. I never been there in my life. It was really good to have time to talk to him. I haven't had anyone to talk comfortably. He is such a handsome boy. I am so glad that he became a royal guard. I think it is really a good job to have. Me and my husband can't have enough to eat still even though our emperor changed. I thought people like us could eat more as soon as Napoleon is the head. He has been having successful battle until now. Amount of tax we pay has decreased but it is still a lot.

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Diary # 2 March 23rd, 1789 Dear Diary,

After work, I went to the miller to exchange grains for bread. The amount of grain that we could harvest decreased again. I guess I should eat less and ask my husband to eat more. I am concerned about his health. I should think of a way to grow more grains. Tomorrow, I am joining I don't know why first and second rarely pay [|taxes] but the third estate has to pay so much tax. I don't like that fact. First estate and second estate have so much money but they pay too little tax. Today, I went to Bastille to take gun powders so that we can defend ourselves. At Bastile, I met a boy called Andre. Going to Bastille was not waste of time. It will help me to be more safe from Louis XIV's soldiers. I think Louis XIV should have done better job in ruling cause his chance to do better is over. He made great mistake and he won't be able to recover from his bad image unless he does several good moves that benefit the third estate. He has not been a good king. He made bad choices that effected us so much. I have heard of philosophes and their idea. Their idea of equality among men is great! I can't imagine it. He should be seeing how most of the people are living. He is always surrounded by those rich people. He and his wife should seriously wake up and see what is happening.

Diary #1

January 6, 1788 Dear Diary,

Today I went to the miller and brought breads so that we will have food to eat. The bread price went up too much. I don't know how my parents are doing. I haven't seem them for a long time. I really miss them. The economy is getting worse for me and Bruno. Nothing got better from last year when I married Bruno. Lately, Bruno is getting skinnier and skinner because he can't never have enough food. I think the amount of grain that we harvest are getting smaller and smaller every time. Everyone is desperate for bread. We have to work from early morning to late at night when second estate and third estate is enjoying their life doing [|entertainment]. I don't really know the reason why I have to pay so much tax when we don't really get the benefit from it. I want to have equal rights as other people. http://relay-of-revolutions.wikispaces.com/France+before+the+Revolution+%281%29