D+Philosophe

Name: Alexander Martin Age: 23 Gender: Male Occupation: My occupation is a philosophe. Social Class: I am in the second estate.
 * __Character Profile:__**

Financial situation: Because I am in the second estate, I am quite wealthy. I can pay my taxes without much trouble and can afford bread as well as other foods.

Appearance: I am skinny and tall. I have long, dark brown hair and I am missing three teeth. I dress like a normal French man and always carry a handkerchief with me wherever I go. Also, ever since I was little, I always had a serious and strong expression on my face.

Location of home and/or business: I reside in Versailles.

Habitual locations: I am usually walking around the outskirts of busy Paris, observing different people and parts of the city. I go to the pub once in a while with my wife to relieve some stress and to have a good time.

Daily routine: I usually wake up at about 8 o'clock and I do my normal morning activities. I then eat my breakfast and meet up with other friends in the 3rd estate and talk about politics, the government, and the current things that are going on in the word. I have a lot of friends that are also in the third estate, we also usually go out and eat something expensive. After that, I head back to my home and sometimes write political papers just to express how I feel. And once in a while, I publish it without giving away my identity so I don't get punished for what I have written. Then I eat my lunch with my wife and go on walks with her to discuss various topics. Sometimes, I get ideas from simple things such as a walk. Those two events usually take up most of my day, it soon becomes dark and I eat dinner and go to sleep.

Personality / Quirks / Unique Personality Traits: I am a calm and kind-hearted person. I love to eat food such as bread, I sometimes give it to peasants because they never have anything to eat.

Past / Family History: I was born and raised in Versailles, so I’ve been here for all of my life. My father was a scientist who came up with theories that could have been proved, however, many people didn’t care about his work and ignored his ideas. My mother was a feminist who believed that women should have the same rights as men do. Both my father and mother passed away from old age. I had a little sister, but she died in my mother’s womb.

Family: I was in a family of four at one point in my life, but as I said before, my mother and father passed away, and my sister died in my mother’s womb. So, I have very little family in Paris. However, I do have a wife named Elizabeth Martin. She is also a feminist, like my mother, but she teaches kids how to read and write at a small school right outside of our house. I do not have any children at the moment.

Social relations with your own and other classes: I have good relationships with the people in my class and estate. Almost all of my close friends are also in the third estate. I have one or two “friends” in the second estate, but I don’t have much contact with them.

Religion: My religion is Protestant.

Education: I was educated in Versailles, I consider myself a very smart and witty person.

Style of speaking: I speak very calmly and formally, however when I am angry, I tend to speak in a more harsh and crude manner.

Main privileges and/or conflicts:

Portrait: (This is a portrait of me when I was about 17. I do not have any recent portraits/pictures of me.)

Dear Diary, today was pretty simple. I woke up at around 9 o'clock, which is a bit late for me. Then I ate my breakfast with my wife and decided to meet my friend, Andres, to talk about some political issues and the government. We ended up talking for about 3-4 hours because it is very interesting and fun to talk about the world and how it is doing. It felt like 45 minutes passed, but in reality, 4 hours passed and we were astonished. After our very long talk, we decided to go our separate ways and //I// decided to get some bread to take home for my wife. I bought the bread from John Candid, he has a market stall in rural area of Sucy en Brie. The distance from Versailles to his market stall is somewhat far, but I was already in Sucy en Brie so it wasn't so long after all. I walked back home and brought back the bread for my wife and I to eat. On the way to my home, I decided to give a few pieces of bread to the peasants that I see all over the place, I saw the joyous look in there eyes when I handed them the bread. I cannot even imagine how I would live if I couldn't afford something as simple as bread, I felt much sorrow for them indeed. When I got home, I gave the bread to my wife and she was happy that I brought back bread because I think she was craving it before. When I looked outside, I noticed how dark it was, I also noticed by lethargy and sleepiness as well. I decided to go to sleep and call it a day because I was very exhausted from the walk and also the talk I had with Andres hours before. Even talking about something you enjoy and tire you out.
 * __Diary #1: May 21, 1788__**

Dear Diary, today is another day in the revolution. People in the 3rd estate are starving, outraged, thirsty, and demanding for change. It is very chaotic and I'm not sure if I can take it any longer. People in the 1st and 2nd estate are doing well, but the rest are not doing well at all. You see people on the streets begging for food and money. It is so pitiful and it hurts me whenever I see someone like that, which is pretty much all the time. To get away from all the chaos and pandemonium, I went to the pub with Alaire Depaul, who lives in Paris as well. It was very needed for both of us because we entered the pub with disgusted and confused faces, and left the pub with a small smile. We didn't drink too much because it was still day time, and we didn't want to come home drunk when the sun is still shining brightly. We went our separate ways and I decided to purchase fish from Claudia Gaston. Her fish market is located in Ville d' Avray, I always find myself buying fish from her because she has the fresh fish, unlike the other markets that sell rotten, horrible-looking fish. Only a couple people were there because of the revolution, and they were obviously in the 2nd estate like me. I took the fish home and ate a delicious meal with my wife, we had bread with butter, fish, wine, and meat. I wonder when the revolution will come to an end, I want change, and I am sure a lot of other people want it also because I feel bad for the suffering people in the 3rd estate. Change must come, but when? And How
 * __Diary #2: March 4, 1789__**

Ever since Napoleon started taking control over France, a lot of things have changed. Taxes are more fair, dishonest government workers are all gone, public schools are starting to open up, the church has some more power now, and new laws that give us all the same rights. All these changes are so magnificent! Even crazy reporters and journalists like that one man, Christophe Dubois, he was yelling and screaming about how great the new changes were. I mean, it's wonderful that France is slowly becoming a better country, but you don't have to yell and gather unwanted attention. Anyways, if you can't tell already, I am very satisfied of how France is doing right now and the path that we are taking as a country. Because I was in such a good mood, I decided to fix up my outfit a bit and give it to the tailor, Leon Fortescue, to handle. Also, I was getting a bit hungry and I was with my wife so we both decided to buy some bread so we can eat it back at home whenever we get hungry. We purchased the bread from Sarkozy the Baker, I always love buying bread from him because of his funny appearance. He is quite large and chubby, it is simply amusing, not to be mean. He always has a good sense of humor as well, we find ourselves laughing every time I go to buy bread from him. I guess everyone was in a good mood today because of one man and his decisions, Napoleon Bonaparte. Go Napoleon!
 * __Diary #3: August 14, 1804__**

Profile: A philosphe whose father was a scientist would not be considered part of the second estate! You have also missed the fact that a philosophe is not a job -- what would you do to earn a living? 8/10 Journal 1 No link to student wikipedia 9/10 Journal 2 10/10 Journal 3 10/10