Thoughts and commentary on Victor Hugo’s masterpiece.
Posts Tagged “Rue Plumet”
Meanwhile, Back at the Rue Plumet…After 250 pages only seeing them from Marius' POV, we meet Valjean, Cosette and their home in the Rue Plumet...and see their side of the stealth courtship.
Creeping Around the GardenSomeone is stalking Cosette, watching her window and following her in the garden. Fortunately, it turns out to be Marius, so everything's okay!
Over the EdgeMarius and Cosette's secret meetings start off well. They even escape an attempted robbery. But everything falls apart just as Paris begins to boil over.
Now Arriving at Rue PlumetBack to Jean Valjean and Cosette, POV changes, foreshadowing, and clear signs of PTSD a century before it was really understood.
Marius: StalkerThe flirting is funny. But Marius sneaking around Cosette's garden? Not so much. To Hugo's credit, he shows us how scared Cosette is and never suggests she shouldn't be.
The Bubble BurstsMarius and Cosette are seriously caught up in each other. They don't notice the attempted robbery. They don't even notice a cholera epidemic.