"Père Goriot" was one of Balzac's most famous novels and was hailed as a classic in the history of European literature. The artistic features of the novel are mainly manifested in the following aspects: 1. Realistic style: As a realistic novel, Balzac truly reflected all aspects of French society at that time, especially the life and spiritual outlook of the upper class. Through his description of the image of Goriot, he revealed the hypocrisy, coldness and selfishness of those who had wealth, power and status in French society. 2. Tough structure: Balzac used a rigorous structure in the novel to build the novel into an organic whole through different plots and character relationships. He used a lot of contrast techniques to deeply reveal the complexity and variety of human nature through the comparison between different characters. 3. Vivid characters: Balzac created many vivid and distinct characters in the novel, among which the character of Old Man Gao was the most prominent. Through in-depth description, he vividly displayed the characteristics of Gao Geezer's selfishness, coldness, vanity and hypocrisy, so that readers could deeply feel the inner world of this character. Profound theme: Balzac explored many profound topics in his novel, such as human nature, love, marriage, power and money. Through the various characters in the novel, he conveyed the deeper meaning of these topics to the readers so that the readers could understand these topics more deeply. Graceful language: Balzac used a lot of beautiful language in the novel to make the novel read very smoothly and beautifully. His language is full of poetry and philosophy, which can deeply touch the reader's heart and make the reader feel the emotions and thoughts conveyed by the novel.