Les Miserables When we hear the word “Romanticism”‚ there are words flashing in our minds. We used to relate it to romantic imaginations‚ freedom‚ anti-civilization‚ idealism and other positive aspects of our lives. Romanticism was an artistic‚ literary movement that originated from Europe. It expresses strong emotion as an authentic source of aesthetic experience. Based on my research‚ Victor Hugo‚ a French writer known for his novel Les Miserables‚ is also related to romanticism. He associated
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Les Misérables I picked the movie Les Misérables because for as long as I can remember my mom has been trying to get me to watch it. It is one of her favorite movies‚ plays‚ and book. Les Misérables was set in the early 19th century after the French Revolution. This time was known as the Restoration; this is when France (particularly Paris) was trying to restore and reestablish their country. Strict laws with harsh penalties became the norm in France. Jean Valjean (a poor peasant) was sentenced
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Themes: The Long-Term Effects of the French Revolution on French Society In les Miserable‚ “Hugo traces the social impact of the numerous revolutions‚ insurrections‚ and executions that took place in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century France”(39). The writer sympathises with the people and the republican movements rather than the monarchy. In his novel he criticizes all of the regimes sense the French Revolution because it doesn’t deal fairly with the social injustice and there are to
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le Analysis of Les Miserable’s By Victor Hugo PLOT The story beautifully begins with the miserable life of Jean Valjean. He was imprisoned for nineteen years for the reason of‚ he stole loaf of bread in wanting to feed his sister’s starving children. After receiving the parole‚ Valjean searched for a job. The society doesn’t accept him for he was a convicted. Fortunately‚ Valjean met Bishop Myriel. This Bishop let him stay in his house and gave him something to eat. Behind of
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Other Times‚ Other Places: Les Misérables Author: Victor Hugo Year: 1987 (New English Translation by Lee Fahnestock and Norman MacFee). 1830 (Victor Hugo’s Original) Title: Les Misérables Country of Publication: New York‚ United States of America Set in the early 18th century‚ Les Misérables spans a few generations of people‚ who fought for freedom and well-being in a harsh world as pre-revolution and post-Napoleon France was. The story follows the political progress in France‚ for the second
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Les Misérables is an epic tale of hope‚ empathy‚ sympathy‚ redemption and hate set in post-revolutionary France. Written by acclaimed author Victor Hugo‚ Les Misérables follows the transformation of its two main characters from criminal to honest man and from dedicated reactionary to compassionate fellow man. Written sometime between 1845 and 1862‚ Hugo provides a detailed look into nineteenth century France’s society and politics. BY combining his story of redemption with the wrongdoings of the
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of love and compassion‚ and social injustice. Three genres that affect the theme in Les Miserables are: Historical Research‚ Literary Analysis and Creative Element. The historical research gave you knowledge of the author‚ and what was going on when Victor Hugo was writing this book. The literary analysis allowed you to get content from the book and provided examples of the theme. The creative element allowed you to present it as how you pictured it. While doing the historical research I found
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Name of Film: Les Miserables Director: Tom Hooper Genre: Epic Novel I . Introduction Les Miserables is a French Novel by Victor Hugo. In the English world‚ Les Miserables can be translated from the French as The Miserables‚ The Wretched‚ The Miserable Ones‚ The Poor Ones‚ The Wretched Poor‚ or The Victims. Les Miserables was one of Victor Hugo’s greatest works. Some of Victor Hugo’s sources came from what happened in his life. Jean Valjean’s character is
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LES MISERABLES --Victor Hugo‚ published 1862 --the Miserable‚ the wretched‚ the miserable ones‚ the poor ones‚ the victims -- French Revolution About: Novels follows the lives and interactions of several characters‚ focusing on the struggles of ex-convict JEAN VALJEAN and his experience of redemption. Hugo explains the work’s overarching structure: * A progress from evil to good * From justice to injustice * From falsehood to truth * From night to day * From corruption to life from
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Les Miserables (the title is the same in French and English) is the most well-known of Victor Hugo’s novels. It describes the miserable life of French workers‚ and especially their children. Hugo calls for social action to improve the unfortunate poor’s lives. This excerpt describes the character Marius‚ and how he has worked very hard to succeed in life. Excerpt from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (1802-1885) Misery is the same with anything else. As time passes‚ it gradually becomes bearable
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