As a result‚ these children live their whole lives alone because they never had any family there for them. This is also shown in the novel Les Miserables through the characters Marius and Eponine. Hugo demonstrates the idea of neglect through the lack of family allegiance and shows how man can work through it. In Victor Hugo’s amaranthine classic‚ Les Miserables‚ neglect and the lack of family allegiance is portrayed as the undying force that causes man to resort to desperation to feel loved; throughout
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Rozi Larsen November 14‚ 2014 FDCA 101 Williams Cosette Quote: “Something new was entering his soul. Jean Valjean had never loved anything… When he saw Cosette‚ when he had taken her‚ carried her away‚ and rescued her‚ he felt his heart moved. All that he had of feeling and affection was aroused and vehemently attracted towards this child” (123). Symbol: To begin‚ Hugo uses Fauchelevent as a symbol of how good deeds have positive effects. In Fantine‚ Valjean saved Fauchelevent
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January 11‚ 2010 English II All Encompassing Assignment Jean Valjean “He strained his eyes in the distance and called out . . . “Petit Gervais! . . .” His cries died away into the mist‚ without even awaking an echo. . . . his knees suddenly bent under him‚ as if an invisible power suddenly overwhelmed him with the weight of his bad conscience; he fell exhausted . . . and cried out‚ “What a wretch I am!” (page 43) Monsieur Madeleine “To remain in paradise and there become a
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There are people that can be sacrificial and that may not be so much. There are also people that say that they are sacrificial‚ but yet there are things that they can do to be more than what they are. In the book Les Mis‚ by: Victor Hugo there are a couple people that are very sacrificial. They have done many things in the movie and the book that have done a great deed to people and they have helped saved lives. There are many characters in this book that I could argue about them being sacrificial
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Les Misérables Questions pgs. 295 – 408. St. Denis and the Idyl of the Rue Plumet 1. What becomes of Marius’ all-consuming passion on pg. 296? It leads from hope to hopelessness to despair. 1. Who is able to get out of his handcuffs and escape after his capture at Gorbeau House? Claquesous 1. Whom does Marius visit occasionally? Monsieur Mabeuf 1. Who waters Mabeuf’s garden and why is she there? Eponine; to find out where Marius lived 1. Describe the paradox of Eponine’s appearance on pgs
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“Marius” 1. Characterize M. Gillenormand. Why does Robinson spend so much time describing his physical appearance? How is this symbolic of his character and the time period? M. Gillenormand seems very strongly conservative and anti-revolutionist. He seems to be one of the people who would have participated in the self-strengthening movement in China. His strong beliefs and opinions seem to consume him and make him seem a bit vain and egoistic. He ends up cutting ties with his son‚ son-in-law
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Les Miserables by Victor Hugo is a book written in 1845 about the time period directly following the French Revolution. As is the case with most literature‚ Les Miserables includes character archetypes. In Les Miserables‚ the characters Cosette and Jean Valjean are both character archetypes. The character Cosette represents the archetype of the orphaned child. Her mother‚ Fantine‚ was forced to abandon her as she needed a job and couldn’t take Cosette with her‚ who was an infant at the time. She
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Business Ethics – Les Miserables Analysis When faced with concepts like crime and punishment‚ there is a majority of people who would claim that the law must be obeyed under all circumstances‚ without any exception. It would actually be quite difficult to find someone who openly stated beliefs that criminals should sometimes get away with crime instead of being brought to justice. The character of Javert in Les Miserables is a classic example of an absolutist who believes in the supreme power of
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think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.”(Albert Schweitzer) In both of the novels Les Miserables and Jane Eyre‚ there were characters who sparked ideas and philosophies for the others in the story‚ as well as the sparking ideas for the reader. In Jane Eyre‚ one of the most influential characters in the whole stories was Helen Burns‚ and in Les Miserables an important central character is that of Cosette. These two supporting characters have a variety of similarities
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adjust tend to lose their grip. This concept plays a huge role in the novel A Tale of Two Cities‚ by Charles Dickens‚ as well as in the movie Les Miserables‚ directed by Tom Hooper‚ based on Victor Hugo’s book of the same name. Taking place during France’s major periods of revolution‚ the first occurring before and during the French Revolution‚ and Les Miserables twenty-four years later‚ the two novels showcase the difficult lives of the poverty stricken French commoners and an inherent struggle between
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