Les Miserables
Themes:
The Long-Term Effects of the French Revolution on French Society
In les Miserable, “Hugo traces the social impact of the numerous revolutions, insurrections, and executions that took place in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century France”(39). The writer sympathises with the people and the republican movements rather than the monarchy. In his novel he criticizes all of the regimes sense the French Revolution because it doesn’t deal fairly with the social injustice and there are to types of classes, poor and rich, but he was trying to show that all people are a like and trying to spread justice and forgiveness, while women were slaves in the hands of men and a tool to enjoy their desire. And the revolution was against the whole order of society. At the end he reminds us that people like Javert won’t vanish. And this is what happened in the Arabic version too, but the only difference here that it was against the British occupation. As Hamed did the same as Jean Valjain. There are no difference in the events between the film and the novel in this theme except what I’ve mentioned.
Motifs:
The dilemma of the orphans:
The spread of orphans and unusual family structures in les Miserable is the most obvious in the French society. As we can see characters like Valjain, Fantain and Cossette have been separated from their families for economical reasons like Cossette and political ones like Valjain. So they are not happy because they are not near their parents or live with them. And the same is with Samiha who her mother put grow up in another family just because she can’t raise her up according to her job circumstances.
Symbols:
Myriel’s Silver Candlesticks:
They are the most prominent symbol of compassion in Les Miserable and they shed a light that always brings love and hope. As Valjiean have started his life of love because of them and they helped him in helping people. At the beginning the writer used contrasts of light and darkness to show the
The Long-Term Effects of the French Revolution on French Society
In les Miserable, “Hugo traces the social impact of the numerous revolutions, insurrections, and executions that took place in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century France”(39). The writer sympathises with the people and the republican movements rather than the monarchy. In his novel he criticizes all of the regimes sense the French Revolution because it doesn’t deal fairly with the social injustice and there are to types of classes, poor and rich, but he was trying to show that all people are a like and trying to spread justice and forgiveness, while women were slaves in the hands of men and a tool to enjoy their desire. And the revolution was against the whole order of society. At the end he reminds us that people like Javert won’t vanish. And this is what happened in the Arabic version too, but the only difference here that it was against the British occupation. As Hamed did the same as Jean Valjain. There are no difference in the events between the film and the novel in this theme except what I’ve mentioned.
Motifs:
The dilemma of the orphans:
The spread of orphans and unusual family structures in les Miserable is the most obvious in the French society. As we can see characters like Valjain, Fantain and Cossette have been separated from their families for economical reasons like Cossette and political ones like Valjain. So they are not happy because they are not near their parents or live with them. And the same is with Samiha who her mother put grow up in another family just because she can’t raise her up according to her job circumstances.
Symbols:
Myriel’s Silver Candlesticks:
They are the most prominent symbol of compassion in Les Miserable and they shed a light that always brings love and hope. As Valjiean have started his life of love because of them and they helped him in helping people. At the beginning the writer used contrasts of light and darkness to show the