Abel Ducommun was
    an engraver in Geneva to whom Rousseau was apprenticed in 1725. The choice was not a positive
    one, as the engraver is described as violent and as incapable of developing a positive
    relationship with Jean Jacques. He often punished his apprentice and his violent behavior
    eventually led Rousseau to escape from Geneva. Therefore Ducommun was a negative teacher for
    Jean Jacques as he taught him to be violent and, with himdsight, the author holds him
    responsible for his own moral degradation. The character of Ducommun proves Rousseau's ideas on
    the corrupting effects of society: although he is originally from a good family, Ducommun goes
    through quick decay and dies in poverty.
Sunday, November 26, 2017
What bad behavior did Rousseau learn from his apprenticeship with M. Ducommun; what is Rousseau arguing here?
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