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Julien is the young, handsome, and resolute son of a carpenter in the small town of Verrières. Smart and capable, Julien had hoped to rise through the ranks of society via personal achievement. However, after the restoration of the monarchy blocked his path to advancement through joining the red army uniformed military service, he decided instead to don the black garb of the clergy as a means to climb the social ladder. His first step into society was working as a tutor for the mayor's family. Driven by a desire for revenge against the mayor and a need to test his own courage, Julien developed an ambiguous relationship with the mayor's wife. After this affair was exposed, Julien entered the Besançon seminary and later joined the household of Marquis de La Mole in Paris as a secretary, following Dean Pirard. With his intelligence and unique personality, Julien not only gained the Marquis's approval but also won the heart of the Marquis’s daughter. They secretly married, which enraged Monsieur de La Mole, though he could do nothing about it. As a result, Julien received a knighthood, a captaincy, and an estate with an annual income of 20,600 francs. However, Julien's fortunes were short-lived. At the height of his ambition, he fell into traps set by the aristocracy and the church, ultimately being sent to the guillotine and becoming a victim of the ruling class's conspiracy.