Father Goriot

«Father Goriot» is th? tragic story of ? father whose obsessive love f?r his tw? daughters leads t? his financial ?nd person?l ruin.
Int?rwoven with this th?me is that of th? impoverished y?ung aristocrat, Rastignac, c?me to Paris fr?m the provinces to make his fortune, who befriends Goriot and becomes involved with the daughters.
The story is set against th? background of ? whole society driven b? social ambition ?nd lust f?r m?ney.