刘琳涵托福综合写作 6.13

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The passage questions the accuracy of the Chevalier’s memoir in three parts .However, the professor disputes what writer states and justifies the accuracy of these parts by the following demonstrations.

First, the lecture argues that the loan in Switzerland is not controversial with the huge wealth Chevalier obtained. Wealthy though he was,money he spent in holding parties and gambling is needed to be converted from his assesses in several days .Consequently,his borrowing money is  because he should wait for the arrive of his own money but not because he is poor .Thus,the point in the reading that Chevalier is not wealthy does not make sense.

Secondly,in contrast to the proposition in the passage that the details of the conversation between Voltaire and Chevalier cannot be accurate because of the long period of time between the talk and the writing,the professor still believes that those conversations are convincing.Chevalier took notes every day and he wrote down the details of that night which he can refer to later.Also witness mentions that he consulted the notes and journals when he wrote the memoir.All these evidence shows that the detailed conversations in the memoir is convincing.

Lastly,passage casts doubts on the accuracy of the experience that he escaped from the Venice prison which is also challenged by the professor.As the professor says,there are many more powerful people in the prison who can bribe the jailer to get out but no one do that.Also documents in Venice mentioned the ceiling of the prison had to be repaired after the Chevalier’s escape .Consequently,Chevalier escaped from the jail is tenable.

Generally speaking,doubts of the memoir are unnecessary.Indeed, the memoir of Chevalier is believable and is obviously a valuable history resource.