Why do French writers in the19th century like to describe prostitutes so much?

Because most prostitutes come from the lower classes, live in poverty and have unbearable life experiences and fate, they will choose to make a living as prostitutes after being forced by life. The image of a prostitute who was born in poverty, had a hard life and had a rough fate was the image of the people at the bottom of society at that time, so prostitutes were generally the representatives of oppression and exploitation in writers' works. But this kind of person has good quality and noble sentiment, which can arouse the sympathy and pity of the world, thus achieving the purpose of exposing darkness and defending reality.

After entering the patriarchal society, the status of women's maternal worship plummeted, and even became an accessory of men. Especially in the social system of France at that time, women's status was very low, and men at that time also thought that women did not have the ability to live independently, so women at that time existed as accessories of men.

Later, with the continuous development of society, society became more and more harsh on women's behaviors and occupations, but more and more indulgent to men. At that time, men appeared prostitutes in order to satisfy their desires. Although prostitutes can get paid by selling their bodies to improve their lives, their status is very low. Prostitutes are usually abused and rejected by people around them because of their identity. So in this difficult environment, prostitutes are forced to live a hard life. Just like motherhood, prostitutes are a kind of women exiled by social ethics. Men still maintain discrimination against prostitutes after satisfying their desires. The images of prostitutes in French writers' works are usually vivid and full, and they are also open-minded and kind. For example, the image of a patriotic prostitute in Mo Bosang's work boule de suif, boule de suif was forced by life and became a prostitute when she had to. But on the way to escape, after boule de suif helped many people, those people refused themselves because of their status as prostitutes, and even wanted to spend the night with soldiers to save them.