45. A brief view on the ending of the novel "Black Tulip"

Colorful flowers have long been commonplace. However, pure black flowers are rare in the world. Rare things are precious, and black rare treasures. If they can be cultivated, they will definitely have a generous reward. They are comparable to orchids worth millions of yuan.

In the 19th century French writer Dumas praised the black tulip in "Black Tulip" in this way.

Boxtel is guilty of false accusation and theft in this novel. The author does not have to work hard to arrest, interrogate and sentence others. This seems too cumbersome and sometimes full of variables. The author uses psychological tactics and does not alarm the criminals after learning the truth. The prince said this sentence lightly: "We will deal with it in the right way." Then he asked him to attend the Black Tulips event and wait for the award results.

Boxter was waiting for the prize with anticipation. After waiting anxiously, he did not hear his name, but was falsely accused of the name of the person who was in jail by him. Van Belle and his girlfriend Ross, Boxter died on the spot. The people attending the event turned a blind eye to his death and were still intoxicated by the joy of the event. From this, it can be seen that the criminals are not worthy of people's sympathy. Dumas' handling of the criminals in the novel is very economical.

Attached introduction to the novel (from the Internet)

"The novel "Black Tulip" is set in the background of the fierce political struggle and turbulent life during the Dutch bourgeois revolution in the 17th century. The protagonist Cornelius Van Belle is a young doctor who is completely unrelated to politics. He loves to cultivate tulips and is trying to cultivate a large black tulip without any variegated color, because the first person to cultivate black tulips can get a considerable bonus. In order to get this bonus, Van Belle's neighbor Boxter also wants to cultivate black tulips.

He was very jealous of Van Belle, afraid that Van Belle would take the lead. He used all means to monitor Van Belle's actions and secretly destroyed the tulips he had cultivated. Later, he falsely accused Van Belle of hiding letters that were damaged by the Dutch governor, causing him to be imprisoned innocently and almost sent to the guillotine. In prison, Van Belle received the help of Rosa, the daughter of the prison guard, and continued to try to plant black tulips. Unfortunately, the first black tulip they cultivated was stolen by Boxtel for himself...

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