From the moment a person comes into this world, they are bombarded with all different types of stories and narratives, both fictitious and realistic. This causes a natural attraction towards works of literature and theatre, as individuals are always looking for relatable characters to either help them escape from their daily lives or to possibly help them work out their own issues as they are led through the plot; this translates throughout all mediums be it television, theater, books, paintings, and so on.
Les Misérables, first written by Victor Hugo as a novel in 1862 and then adapted into a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil in 1980, demonstrates just how a story can stick with the world as it has spanned over a century …show more content…
The world is a mixture of confusing colors constantly battling to be in the foreground and it is up to everyone to decide which colors to paint their lives with. It is through these works of art and theater the core issues are modernized around. Les Misérables shows through the characters that a person can do terrible things for the right reasons, and if a person is unwilling to change to the world around them it’s only a matter of time before they shatter. The realism this story demonstrates resonates within everyone, no one currently enjoying Les Misérables had the chance to witness revolutionary France, and yet, the characters’ constant struggles about identity and duty as they push through their lives draws the audience in. Les Misérables is in no way trying to romanticize the act of revolution, or sickness, or death, this narrative reminds its audience that sometimes the ‘good guys’ don’t win, and that’s just a part of life. As much as generations hope and discuss Utopia and society’s effort towards it, in the back of their head, there is still that voice of cynicism. Individuals in their daily lives stress over making proper decisions as their own moral compass spins in their head, confused and searching for the “right” way to live, and Les Misérables acts as the external projection of every self-doubt, every hard decision, every difficult relationship, one could ever have, despite it being written and set over a century
Les Misérables, first written by Victor Hugo as a novel in 1862 and then adapted into a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil in 1980, demonstrates just how a story can stick with the world as it has spanned over a century …show more content…
The world is a mixture of confusing colors constantly battling to be in the foreground and it is up to everyone to decide which colors to paint their lives with. It is through these works of art and theater the core issues are modernized around. Les Misérables shows through the characters that a person can do terrible things for the right reasons, and if a person is unwilling to change to the world around them it’s only a matter of time before they shatter. The realism this story demonstrates resonates within everyone, no one currently enjoying Les Misérables had the chance to witness revolutionary France, and yet, the characters’ constant struggles about identity and duty as they push through their lives draws the audience in. Les Misérables is in no way trying to romanticize the act of revolution, or sickness, or death, this narrative reminds its audience that sometimes the ‘good guys’ don’t win, and that’s just a part of life. As much as generations hope and discuss Utopia and society’s effort towards it, in the back of their head, there is still that voice of cynicism. Individuals in their daily lives stress over making proper decisions as their own moral compass spins in their head, confused and searching for the “right” way to live, and Les Misérables acts as the external projection of every self-doubt, every hard decision, every difficult relationship, one could ever have, despite it being written and set over a century