The young writer Zolaplayedand the impressionist painter Cézanneplayed bylived in the attic of a dilapidated house in Paris, working hard in poverty. Later, Zola met the prostitute Nanain a cafe , and created a novel "Nana" based on her tragic situation, which was a huge success after publication, and the royalties also allowed Zuo Pulling out of the embarrassing state of life. In 1871, the Franco-Prussian War broke out, the French army was defeated, and Sedan fell. Zola was extremely dissatisfied with the incompetence of the authorities who started the war, and at the same time had great sympathy for the miserable people in the war. Zola's "Rout" created with this theme attacked the French Army and caused strong dissatisfaction with the Ministry of War, but he was not moved by the power. Following the creative principle of in-depth understanding of society, Zola’s works continue to emerge, such as "Boiling Hot", "Lady Paradise", "The Joy of Life", "His Masterpiece", "The Land", "Dream", "People" "The Animal Nature" and so on made Zola become famous.
In Zola's comfortable bedroom, he and his best friend Cézanne had dinner together. After the meal, Cézanne offered kind advice to his old friend who was intoxicated in a comfortable life-don't give up the ambitions set in his youth, and abandon the pursuit of truth and justice. Zola then left Paris. Soon after, there was a Dreyfus case that caused a sensation in France. Dreyfuswas a Jewish military officer who was arrested and imprisoned on suspicion of espionage. He himself failed the unjust appeal, was convicted of treason, and was exiled for life. Three years later, the truth came to light. The traitor had someone else, but the War Department was afraid that this incident would damage its honor and refused to disclose the facts, and instead released the true traitor acquitted.
When the French Academy accepted Zola as an academician because of his literary achievements, Dreyfus's wife Lucycame to see him and begged Zola to bring justice to her husband. After experiencing fierce psychological struggles, Zola published a famous open letter to the president "I Accuse" in the "Aurora", exposing the truth about the military's cover-up of the case. This action angered the Ministry of War and prosecuted Zola for "defamation". In 1898, Zola was charged with a trial in court, and Zola was found guilty after several battles. Then he secretly fled to Britain under the persuasion of his friends. During his seclusion in the United Kingdom, Zola still wrote sharp articles for the Dreyfus case, which caused great shock in France. People from all walks of life advocated a retrial of the Dreyfus case. In the end, justice was served: Dreyfus was rehabilitated and Zola returned to his country. Zola died of gas poisoning in Paris in 1902, and was buried in the Paris Pantheon 6 years later
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