Starry Spring Water was known as the " foundational work of modern French literature " in France. The novel was set in the French society in the latter half of the 19th century. Through the loneliness and pursuit of a young man, it reflected the indifference of the society and the distortion of human nature at that time. The protagonist of the novel was a young man named Jean Berleni. He met many interesting people while working in a cafe in Paris. He fell in love with a heroine named Bernardo de Forge but was rejected by her. In his loneliness and pursuit, he read a large number of books, including works of shakespeare, plato, and nietzsche, and tried to find his own answers. The plot of the novel was simple but emotional. Through Jean Berleni's experience, the author shows the beauty and brilliance of human nature, but also reveals the distortion and darkness of society and human nature. Bernardo de Forge in the novel represented the beauty of human nature, while Jean Bereni represented the distortion and loneliness of human nature. Starry Spring Water was regarded as one of the representative works of Maupassant, with high literary value and social significance. The story was simple but the emotions were deep enough to touch the reader's heart.