Posts Tagged “Convent”
- Valjean sure knows how to pick a hiding place Continuing my series on re-reading the novel. Valjean and Cosette arrive in Paris, but are soon driven out, pursued by Javert.
- Getting Un-Convent-ional Hugo separates exposition & action, spending pages on character & setting before telling you what they did. Ex: The convent where Valjean & Cosette shelter.
- Buried Alive! Valjean must leave the grounds without being seen. Fauchelevent must get an empty coffin out without suspicion. How can they possibly solve these problems?
- Conventionality Victor Hugo on social practices once commonplace, but now seen as harmful: Let the past die. Kill it if you have to.