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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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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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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Orphaned children need as much love and help as possible from a guardian to live a good life. That is exactly what Val jean does during the story of Les Miserables. As the mother of Cosette passes away‚ Val jean makes a promise that he will protect and love her daughter as he raises her. Val jean goes through many challenges and risks his own life to make sure that Cosette lives a safe life. Toward the end of the story his ability to keep her safe is tested as she meets a young man who revolutionizes
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Character Analysis of Hugo’s Javert Hugo’s character Javert sees anyone who may have commit a crime as simple as the theft of a loaf of bread as a social malefactor‚ a blight on all of society‚ a prime evil who needs to be eliminated‚ removed from the general population‚ and a devil that can be neither reformed nor tamed. Javert is the true rationalist. Like Medieval philosophers‚ he believes that people will naturally resort to evil‚ and that these people can never be saved or reformed. Javert
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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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Today‚ humans across the world are face with the ever growing problem of being poor. Just like in the book Les Miserable‚ we see a great many of people who are slaves to their job. To be poor was consider a crime and for that everyone was outrage about this. Soon it got to a point where there was no means of getting by or supporting a family. I’ve seen and know people who are facing this trouble today. It’s so significant because most are faced with some type of poverty in life. Poverty has
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two musicals have stood out from there comic counterparts. Les Misérables and West Side Story tell more serious stories and have captivated audiences with revivals and film versions. Both are based on classic literature‚ and share universal and relatable social problems. West Side Story created by Lenard Bernstein‚ Steven Sondheim‚ Arthur Laurents‚ and Jerome Robbins tell the story of Romeo and Juliet in 1950s New York. Les Misérables by Composer Claude-Michael Schonberg and lyricist Alain Boublil
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