War plays a big role in Madame X. The story begins with Virginie and her mother fleeing to France due to the Civil War occurring in America. Virginie has to leave her Creole speaking family behind at their plantation in Louisiana and went to school at a convent in France. Once the Civil War was over, Virginie momentarily went back to America, but still came back to France due to her mother forcing her. Virginie also went through another war due to the Prussians attacking France during Napoleon's time of ruling. France had ended up signing a treaty of peace, which angered some people and therefore created their own faction called the Commune. The Commune seized the capital for a few months and the citizens of France, including Virginie, were in danger due to lack of basic necessities like food and fear of being shot or hit with bomb shells.
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| A glimpse of how the Civil War was like in Louisiana |
For more information on the Franco-Prussian War:
https://www.britannica.com/event/Franco-German-War
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