Les Misérables

“Yes, it means I’m free. / No!” ("LES MISERABLES CAST LYRICS - Look Down") these are the dreaded words shared between Jean Valjean and Javert in the movie musical. This phrase is a mirror image of Jean’s life in the novel Les Miserables by Victor Hugo. Valjean is a criminal of simple actions, but has major obstacles to overcome. Difficulties within Valjeans path make it almost impossible for him to find the joy in life. Throughout his life, Cosette and other obstacles take the life away from Jean Valjean and he was unable to find true happiness. Valjean goes through some troubling times, and nothing backs it up more than the words he speaks. From getting released from the galleys to becoming the caretaker of Cosette, Jean Valjean lives…

“You don’t get harmony when everybody sings the same note.” Said by Doug Floyd. And his statement is so true when it comes to Les Miserables and how the singing ruined the movie and lost many eyes. There were parts in the movie that probably shouldn’t have been sung and they were which ruined the whole thing. The beginning of the movie should not have been sung because that was deep when Javert and Jean were signing when Jean was going to be set free of jail. Another one was when Marius and his…

Victor Hugo specifies that Jean Valjean is a cruel, broken-hearted man that is ultimately changed by the acts of love and compassion by the people around him in the novel, Les Miserables. Jean Valjean course of life after prison sets him up at the Bishop’s house, leading him to meet the kind Bishop. With the Bishop’s kind acts that Valjean has embraced, Valjean spreads his kindness and sympathy to others along the way. With all this kindness and goodness in Valjean, connecting to God will become…

Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot), an English novelist, once said that “it is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view”. People who are narrow minded see things in one way and one way only, they are not open to new ideas and therefore are stuck in one place in society and are unable to progress any further. Without an open mind one is subject to causing those that they interact with to have a hard life. Just as shown through characters’ in Hugo’s book Les Misérables.…

In the novel Les Miserables, Victor Hugo the author shows us examples of the relationship between sacrifice and love throughout the novel.Three examples the author uses is what Eponine does for Marius, what Jean Valjean does for Cosette, and what Fantine does for Cosette. As we know as readers, Eponine was deeply in love with Marius. Eponine knowing that Marius was on his way to the barricade went after him and ended up taking the bullet for him. This shows that Eponine was willing to…

In movies and books, the most intense moment has to be the plot twist. Usually this occurs when the audience's attention is grabbed, and the author or director changes the story for what could be better or worse. In Les Miserables, the movie based on the book by Victor Hugo, we find a huge plot twist right at the very end of the movie. Throughout the film we watch Javert and Valjean interact with each other and by watching the movie once the viewer loves Valjean’s kindness and compassion for…

and Alain Boublil started working on a musical adaptation of Les Misérables in French. “This show was inspired by Alain’s visit to Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Oliver! in London.” (Musical World.) When Mr. Boublil saw the Artful Dodger he instantly thought of Gavroche and the idea of Les Misérables as a musical was created. They released a French concept album in 1980. In September of the same year a French director by the name of Robert Hossein staged their work as a show, which was a mix…

Celeste Hannay Dr. Knudson ENGL-109-08 October, 3 2017 Les Miserable: A Historical Masterpiece Les Miserable, the captivating, well known story which was transposed into a brilliant film by Tom Hooper in 2012 portrays a true sense of life during the revolution. Aimed towards history gurus and middle-aged adults, this article gives a good description of what the movie entails. Set in early nineteenth century France, this film is based on God’s prevalent grace in Jean Valjean’s life while he…

Having a very strong relationship with their father is something that a lot of girls want to make sure they have in their lives, and in the case of Cosette and Valjean in Les Miserables, written by Victor Hugo, that seems to be very true. Jean Valjean and Cosette are characters that are both able to bring life and happiness into each other’s lives because in the beginning Valjean is there for Cosette, meanwhile Cosette gives purpose for Valjean’s life, but I wouldn’t always say their…

While the story of Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo, flips many characters’ worlds, no lives are quite as impacted as Javert’s. Throughout his chase of the convict, Jean Valjean, Javert’s beliefs are altered, and the world becomes unbearable. He placed his faith in the justice system, but when divine law arises, giving prisoners second chances, Javert cannot find his place on this earth. Divine law contradicts everything he ever believed in. Javert’s only choice to escape his conscious was to…