Summary Of God Guibert

Source Analysis #2 Book one of Guibert’s memoirs starts with a lamentation to god and furthermore a recollection of his childhood and adolescence. He continues his account by outlining his family life, tutoring experiences and his time in the monastery of Saint German of Fly; where he felt inclined to become and monk and dedicate a live purely to god and his studies. Guibert used Saint Augustine’s book of confessions as a model for his own work. Unlike Augustine who acknowledged his iniquities and life before religion without loathing, Guibert negatively elicits his intimate struggles with sin and often does so in a self-pitying and detesting manner. Ultimately Guibert’s memoir acted as a hagiography, and the events in his life were similar
He used his mother as an example of virtue and modesty and attempted for that same self-control something that seems to be deteriorating and unappreciative in society. Guibert claims that men have no shame anymore and are not apologetic for boasting about their love affairs and successful enticements. For seven years his parent’s marriage stood imperfect, because his mother denied giving up her chastity. However, she submitted to her husband to which Guibert blamed an old woman’s magic. He was the third child and conceived prematurely, in what was said to be an agonizing and prolonged labor. Guibert’s birth was defined a miracle. His father doubting the survival of both his wife and child prayed onto the altar of Lady Mary and swore that if his newborn is a boy he will offer him to serve God in exchange for their persistence. Hence, Guibert was relinquished to god while still in his mother’s
When his father passed away eight months after his birth, he was reclined to thank god because he felt that with his continued presence Guibert would be unable to fulfill the promise of a life of piety. He quickly declined any interest in knighthood and with the help from his mother started to develop an education. She hired him a personal tutor and forbid Guibert to play or interact with the other children. His life was even more isolated and demanded that he self-discipline his appearance and endeavors. His tutor who was his only male figure was extremely brutal and punished him for the most minor mistakes. Nonetheless, Guibert was able to convert his tutor’s mistreatment as an act of tough love. On the other hand Guibert believed that his understanding was superior to the instructor’s and that his beatings should be blamed on the tutor for failing to demonstrate the material better. When his mother detested his beatings and allowed him to desert his workings as a clerk, Guibert refused and stated that he would rather die than give up his