Re-Reading Les Misérables

Posts Tagged “Montparnasse”

• The Scumbag Report Before we can read about Thenardier's robbery attempt, we need to learn about his accomplices among the underworld of Paris.
• Just a Lark Marius withdraws from the world and tries to contact Cosette telepathically. The gang is arrested, but accidentally points Eponine to the Rue Plumet.
• Epic Fail at Mugging Montparnasse tries to mug Jean Valjean...while Gavroche is watching...outside Mabeuf's garden. It doesn't go well for Montparnasse.
• Gavroche and the Adventure of the Incognito Family The urchin Gavroche takes in two small boys without knowing they're his brothers. Later that night, he helps rescue his father....who doesn't recognize him.
• Second Chances The offering of a second chance, and acceptance/refusal of said chance, happens repeatedly in Les Misérables.
• Mugging Fail There are some wonderful reversals, irony and coincidence in the scene where Montparnasse tries (badly) to rob Jean Valjean.