Hugo’s concern with social reform in Les Miserable includes his development of Fantine to illustrates his points. Hugo’s concern for the plight of society’s outcasts can be seen in the character of Fantine. Through the development of Fantine‚ Hugo adequately illustrates his concern with social reform. During her life‚ prostitutes were treated with no respect‚ this can be seen when Fantine has snow thrown down her back by a man she did not even know‚ Hugo states‚ “He crept up behind her with the
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"Do you hear the people sing? Sing the song of angry men..." Perhaps many people are familiar with the song above‚ and this is from the movie called Les Misérables. The plot of the movie is based on the novel written by a French poet and playwright Victor Hugo. The beginning of the movie is set in the early 19th century France‚ in a prison. This movie is mainly about the main character‚ Jean Valjean‚ was sentenced to the jail for 19 years only because of having stolen a loaf of bread for his starving
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Les Miserables at its most basic is the story of Jean Valjean. He lived with his sister and her family in extreme poverty in France after the French Revolution. In one act of desperation he broke a window and stole a loaf of bread. His sentence was lengthened by multiple escape attempts until he was finally released 19 years later. His hardness and bitterness increased by the response he got when he was required to show his papers at each new town he visited‚ resulting in lower pay and refusal of
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Written by Victor Hugo after the French Revolution‚ Les Misérables is a story that examines the many levels of social injustice in nineteenth-century France. Its protagonist‚ Jean Valjean‚ is central to the understanding of this injustice. Sentenced to 19 years in prison for committing a petty crime‚ Valjean comes to observe the law as an arbitrary force lacking in compassion and equality. However‚ Valjean’s view is fanatically contradicted by Inspector Javert‚ a man whose commitment to the law
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A REACTION PAPER OF THE MOVIE LES MISERABLES St. Thomas Aquinas once said‚ “It is not theft‚ properly speaking‚ to take secretly and use another’s property in a case of extreme need: because that which he takes for the support of his life becomes his own property by reason of that need.” This quotation is really applicable to the life of the life main character who is Jean Valjean. Though stealing is an erroneous act but he extremely needs it and by this reason he may be free from sin. Remember
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Javert became suspicious of Monsieur Madeline when he lifts a cart of a man‚ and is justified in his suspicions. Javert said‚ "Monsieur Mayor six weeks ago after that scene about that girl‚ i was enraged and denounced you" The remarkable feat of strength that Madeline preformed caught Javert’s attention. Javert associated the strength with that of a convict and became suspicious. "I believed it‚ for a long while i had had suspicions." Javert’s suspicions are justified because it was indeed Madeline
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Les Misérables: Critique of a Servant-Leader Stacey L. Jones Gonzaga University – ORGL530‚ Section B1 – Servant Leadership [Spring 2013] April 20‚ 2013 Introduction The story of Les Misérables has been told many times and in many ways‚ including a novel by Victor Hugo‚ the Broadway production‚ and on the big screen in 2012. The story centers around Jean Valjean‚ a man who spent nineteen years in prison for stealing bread for his sister and her family who were starving; Fantine‚ an unwed
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Les Misérables (Reaction Paper) Les Misérables (the musical) in my opinion is one of the best musical renditions in the world. Whether it’d be in the theatre or on the big screen‚ Les Misérables‚ never cease to deliver such a heartfelt act. A few weeks ago‚ I was given the chance to watch the recent Les Misérables musical in the movies (starring Hugh Jackman‚ Anne Hathaway‚ Russell Crowe‚ and Amanda Seyfried) and I enjoyed it. Im a person who loves music. I most definitely love musicals! The
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but the lives of the people around us. Showing mercy does not just involve compassion towards others‚ but also involves showing forgiveness. Forgiveness is a key part of giving second chances‚ and plays a major part in Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables. In Les Miserables‚ the ex-convict Jean Valjean is released from prison and spends one of his first nights of freedom in the house of a kind bishop. When leaving‚ Jean Valjean steals some of the bishop’s silverware and is later on captured and taken back
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Les Misérables by Victor Hugo demonstrates a very important concept about how people change. Several examples exist of individuals who thought a certain way‚ but were shown that not all is as they thought. The novel demonstrations that everyone thinks they’re right‚ but when proven wrong‚ it greatly impacts their lives and beliefs. One person who thought he could never change was the novel’s protagonist Jean Valjean. His personality vastly changed after the bishop helped him realize he didn’t
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