In Victor Hugo’s novel Les Miserable’s‚ one character plays a part in each of the other character’s lives. Cosette‚ a little girl‚ is created to develop the rest of the “miserables” throughout the book. Fantine‚ Cosette’s mother‚ digs herself into the shameless lifestyle of prostitution and poverty‚ while trying to support Cosette. The Thenardiers become her home while her mother leaves in search for work. There‚ Cosette is used to clean and work. Through Cosette‚ the Thenardier’s are shown as they
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Hannah Kent‚ in Burial Rites and Billie August in Les Miserables explore a variety of injustices as a product of prejudice by revealing the flaws of their Nineteenth Century social system. Although Kent released her novel in the 21st century‚ she thoroughly presents Nineteenth Century Iceland in all its formidable culture of prejudice and hardship to the same extent that August explores Nineteenth Century France in Les Miserables. Though both authors propose that one’s preconception of another rests
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The Miserable Mill starts with Violet‚ Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire traveling on a train heading for Paltryville‚ the place where the children will stay to their new home‚ the Lucky Smells Lumber mill. When they arrived at the location‚ the children know that they will have to work at the mill‚ but as fragment of the agreement‚ their new custodian‚ Sir ‚they called it Sir because his name was so long that nobody pronounces it right‚ will try to keep Count Olaf‚ their nemesis‚ away. They encounter Sir’s
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I agree with the statement‚ “In Les Miserables‚ Victor Hugo is trying to say that human nature is basically good”. Victor Hugo is doing this by having his book consist of many characters who symbolize human nature’s goodness within the story. This is because he creates goodness within the characters by making them be forgiving‚ thankful‚ become morally righteous‚ and possess good intentions towards helping others therefore‚ Hugo’s message is to tell people that human nature is good but society is
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Antoinette. Les Misérables is a Broadway musical and movie based on the book of the same name by Victor Hugo that was historically popular because it was supposed to be based on the French Revolution. The French Revolution and Les Misérables both showed an extravagant amount of poverty but Les Misérables did not show much about Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette even though the French Revolution revolved around them. One of the very significant similarities between the French Revolution and Les Misérables
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Hena Alyssa Marie L. Capati Mrs. Ma. Victoria Bacani IV-BSED LES MISERABLES (Reaction paper) The movie‚ Les Miserables is based on the novel of Victor Hugo‚ though the book is 100 of times better than the movie and there is a different final‚ they only talk about the same thing. Les Miserables is all about an illiterate boy who stole bread and convicted for 19 years. When he was discharged on his parole‚ he again committed same offense for the last time; stealing. In the movie‚
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World History Movie Review‚ I chose to watch Les Miserables; a movie based on the inspirational novel by Victor Hugo. I selected this movie because i had a summer assignment on it for ADV English and also because i thought it would be a good idea to watch the movie before reading the book and compare the two afterwards. Watching this and reading the book has helped me in starting out this school year more prepared with my schoolwork. Just like the book‚ the movie was set in the early 1800’s of Paris
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The phrase Les Misérables has been around the consciousness of many for a hundred and fifty one years. It has become a cross-cultural artefact‚ whether it may be the book‚ the musical‚ or the movie. One can say that references to any 0f the three can be found in everyday life. It has been around far longer than any of us have been; it’s safe to say that it is a real phenomenon. Yet‚ there have been other works more aged than Les Misérables. So what sets this work apart? Les Misérables‚ published
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Throughout the whole plot of Les Miserables‚ Hugo develops a variety of themes: love‚ redemption‚ good and evil‚ charity‚ suffering‚ societal inequality‚ justice All of them are tied together‚ and every theme has its significance for the novel. However‚ in my opinion‚ the theme of justice is central in the book. It covers the development of every single character and fully reflects the whole point of the book called "Misérables" rejected‚ the bottom of society; moreover‚ justice is also the primary
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“Man Made Evil by an Unjust Society” Social Injustice in Les Miserables Social injustice is not a new concern by any means. Victor Hugo’s 19th century novel‚ Les Miserables‚ addresses social injustice caused by both society and the legal system. This novel tells the story of a man condemned due to attempting to steal a loaf of bread for his starving family. The story follows this man as he recreates his new life‚ for his old was brutally taken away from him by an unscrupulous nation. Through this
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