GrĂ©goire is modestly successful. He has a house that he built with his own two hands, he has a workshop and somewhat of a career. He has something of an education; too, because he lived for a while with a well-off, caring family he was placed with after apparently being abandoned by his parents. He ran away from them when he was eleven because he was about to be raped by the families’ older son and protected himself, injuring the boy badly in the process. GrĂ©goire is apparently very unattractive, that might explain some of his problems. He also makes clear:
“I love vulgarity. I claim it loud and clear. I love it because only it says what we are, without the hideous masks we wear by nature, which turn us into mean beings, hypocrites, ceaselessly running after decency, a quality I couldn't care less about”
That is one of my favorite quotes. I personally don’t have much faith in humanity. To me humans are built mostly on vulgarity. Our sinful nature takes up 84% on our hearts and soul. Our minds are never pure; if anyone says they don’t like vulgarity then they haven’t fully realized themselves or human nature. So when he says that vulgarity says what we are just makes me smile because I completely agree. I also believe that we each wear our own hideous masks. We were each born with one and we each die with one. That mask is called sin. It is made with vulgarity and the devil and if with Jesus our mask may never physically be removed.
we are all born with this