crippling of children through lack of light—are unsolved; so long as social asphyxia is possible in any part of the world;—in other words‚ and with a still wider significance‚ so long as ignorance and poverty exist on earth‚ books of the nature of Les Misérables ( The poor ones) cannot fail to be of use. HAUTEVILLE HOUSE‚ 1862.g The word that becoming more and more popular in politics of today‚ the word that is commonly used all over the planet as the crises is spinning out of control‚ is crony
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It takes a man with great courage to sacrifice his own happiness in order to ensure the happiness of others. In the novel‚ Les Miserables‚ Victor Hugo demonstrates the value of sacrifice through one of the prominent characters‚ Jean Valjean‚ an ex-convict on the run. Valjean is in prison for committing a petty crime and after escaping‚ makes a promise to God to become a good man. He makes a promise to Fantine‚ a dying woman‚ that he will rescue her daughter and finds himself dedicating his life to
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Victor Hugo Many critics would go as far as to say that Victor Hugo was and remains the Charles Dickens of France. Hugo is most well known for the writing of the famous Broadway show and book Les Misérables as well as what became the Disney Hit Hunchback of Notre Dame. A brilliant author‚ artist‚ and poet‚ Hugo is most recognized for his writing of government and revolution. But these themes that are common for many authors to write of have actually deemed Hugo quite unique‚ so much so that critics
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Title When a novel by Victor Hugo is titled Les Misérables‚ flags must go up in the reader’s mind that this is not going to be a happy and fluffy story‚ it is called The Misérables/Wretched/ Victims after all. This is not just a story about the human condition and its relation to misery‚ but also provides models on how to deal with said situation‚ both good and bad. Hugo expresses misery not simply by saying “Life is hard‚” but by showing misery through the experiences of men‚ women‚ and children
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Nejad Arshad P.8 Over periods of time‚ many movie producers have tried to copy the exact details of the literacy text Les Miserables. Some audiences have enjoyed the movie versions‚ and some have enjoyed the literacy text. Overall the movie cannot compare to the amazing details of the text. Some may try to make the movie look and sound unique and remain in the boundaries of the book‚ but most times the literacy text takes the audience’s attention over the movie. The movie version laves out many
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Reading Notes Themes: Searching for Redemption Amir feels responsible for the death of his mother‚ who died during child birth‚ at the beginning of the novel we see Amir desperately trying to redeem himself to Baba by trying to win the kite tournament. Amir’s guilt from the incident regarding Hassan retrieving the losing kite is what causes Amir’s search for redemption. Closer to the end of the novel Amir travels to Kabul to retrieve Sohrab from Assef’s custody this is what redeems him. Earlier
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Gentri W. & Kimberly P. A4 October 23‚ 2012 Les Miserables Transmediation Final Project: Eponine We chose to do Eponine for our final project. She was the Thenarider’s oldest daughter. She is hopelessly in love with Marius and he doesn’t take any notice of her. While posing as the Jondrette family‚ she is the one to go and ask Marius for some money. Later in the book‚ she shows Marius where Cosette lives and then leads him into the barricades for war‚ with the thought that if she couldn’t
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EthiWhen it comes to choosing between two options which are paradoxical‚ it’s always convoluted and ambivalent. In Les Miserables‚ Jean Valjean was once in two minds whether to hide his true identity or to save the guiltless prisoner who was mistaken for him. If he spoke the truth‚ he would be condemned‚ which meant an end to his freedom. I have been in this situation before‚ on the horns of a dilemma‚ not knowing to do what was good for me or to help a friend. It happened in a one-period test
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Throughout the novel Les Miserables‚ the character development of Javert and Jean Valjean has differed completely. Javert is an optimal example of law and order‚ as he dedicates his life to enforcing the law‚ creating the mutual relationship between a law-breaker and law-enforcer. Jean Valjean has a sense of confusion pondering over the question‚ “Am I a sinner or a saint?” The development of Javert has remained relatively stagnant as Jean Valjean is dynamic. Javert is a relatively flat character
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Synopsis The movie Les Miserables is a novel written by Victor Hugo published in 1862. It is considered the one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century. The movie is about man‚ Jean Valjean‚ who experienced corruption and injustice in many years. When he was given a chance to live freely‚ he saw God. His blinded heart transformed. This remained in him throughout the story. Love and justice reigns in his heart whatever happened. Story/Screenplay The main character of the movie is
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