Posts Tagged “Followup”
- Second Chances The offering of a second chance, and acceptance/refusal of said chance, happens repeatedly in Les Misérables.
- What’s “Good” for Valjean and Javert Valjean helps people, even at the expense of the social order. Javert preserves the social order, even at the expense of people.
- Recurring Background Characters There are a few background characters in Les Misérables who never quite leave, including one who never quite shows up either.
- The Wretched of the Earth While the whole novel is built around justice for those downtrodden by society, Victor Hugo focuses on five specific examples of poverty.
- Heroic Javert The ambush at the Gorbeau tenement, is important because it shows a side of Javert that we don’t see very often: the heroic protector of society.
- The Lark Cosette's childhood nickname follows her throughout the novel in the way that Jean Valjean's prison number 24601 doesn't.
- Agency: Cosette vs. Éponine vs. Florence Listening to Judy Kuhn as Florence in Chess made me think about how she differs from Cosette in Les Misérables, and what sets Cosette apart from Éponine.