# Materialism vs. Spirituality in Ursule Mirouët

> Theme guide for Ursule Mirouët by Honoré de Balzac.

The book contrasts crude materialism, embodied by characters like Minoret-Levrault who value only wealth and physical comfort, with spiritual or idealistic values, represented by Ursule's purity and the Swedenborgian references to inner self.

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