Literary Elements of Les Miserables
1. LES MISÉRABLES is a French Historical Novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. He was a lyric poet, novelist, dramatist, and occasion -polemical writer.
2. KEY LITERARY ELEMENTS
3. SETTING France in the 1800's during the period of the Restoration. The major action is in Paris, but some episodes take place in neighboring towns. Characters
4. JEAN VALJEANMajor Character: The ex-convict who had been imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread. Primary protagonist.
5. MONSIEGNEUR BIENVENU/FR.MYRIEMajor Character: The benevolent priest of the first book whose generosity and self sacrifice changes Valjean.
6. COSETTE Major Character: Fantine’s daughter, who lives as Valjean’s adopted daughter after her mother dies.
7. JAVERT Major Character: The inspector of police who’s lifelong ambition is to put Valjean back behind bars.
8. Major Character: FANTINE Cosette’s mother. Fantine is forced to leave Cosette with someone who will supposedly take care of her while Fantine works for her support.
9. Major Character: MARIUS PONTMERCY An innocent young man, nonetheless capable of great things and manages both to fight on the barricades and successfully court the love of his life, Cosette.
10. Minor Characters: The paragon of evil both in character and in representation of other negative forces. Daughter to Thenardier. She is eventually redeemed by her love for Marius. EPONINE Mr. & Mrs. Thenardier
11. M. GILLENORMAND Grandfather of Marius. Representative of the old bourgeois. M. FAUCHELEVANT An old gardener whom Valjean rescues when a cart falls on him. Later helps provide a place of refuge for Valjean and Cosette. ENJOLRAS College student- primary leader of the insurrection. His mistress is France. GAVROCHE Son of Thenardier. COLONEL GEORGE PONTMERCY Marius’ father. Minor Characters:
12. MAJOR CONFLICT Valjean struggles to transform himself from a thief into an honest man; over the years he struggles to stay a step ahead of the obsessive police officer Javert and tries to raise his adopted daughter, Cosette.
13. RISING ACTION Valjean’s disclosure of his true identity at Champmathieu’s trial; Valjean’s rescue of Cosette from the Thénardiers; Marius’s first sight of Cosette in the Luxembourg Gardens. CLIMAX Marius, Valjean, and Javert’s dramatic interactions at the barricades
14. FALLING ACTION Marius and Cosette’s wedding; Javert’s suicide THEMES The importance of love and compassion; social injustice in nineteenth-century France; the long-term effects of the French Revolution on French society
15. SUMMARY
16. The novel begins with Jean Valjean, a poor man who has stolen bread for his sister and her children. After serving 19 years in prison, the police inspector, Javert, gives Valjean a yellow passport with the record of Valjean’s criminal punishment, which must be presented to the police captain of any town that he enters.
17. When he arrives in the town of Digne, only an upright bishop,Fr.Myriel gives him food and shelter. Valjean, surprised and anxious by the Bishop’s generous hospitality,but he steals the silver in the house and runs away.
18. The police bring him back by morning, but the Bishop claims that the silver was given to Valjean, not stolen, and that in fact he had forgotten to take the most valuable pieces of the set. The bishop then commands Valjean to use his freedom to redeem himself and live as an honest man.
19. Valjean assumes another name, builds a factory, raising the living conditions of the entire region, and soon is appointed mayor of the town. The only person who opposes his goodwill is police inspector Javert, who does not recognize the mayor as the ex-convict he met years ago.
20. The narrative here turns to Fantine, a beautiful woman whose lover abandons her and their child, Cosette. In desperation she leaves Cosette in the care of the Thénardier family, who then use Cosette as a servant while requesting more and more money from Fantine.
21. To pay for Cosette, Fantine must resort to prostitution. When an incident brings her to the attention of Javert, who condemns her to six months in prison, Valjean stops the punishment and has her sent to the infirmary.
22. His efforts to bring Cosette to Fantine are stalled by the ‘discovery’ of a man believed to be Jean Valjean. Valjean ultimately confesses his true identity, and then is confronted by Javert as he returns to Fantine.
23. In her anxiety Fantine dies, and Valjean promises to her that he will find Cosette and care for her. He escapes Javert and rescues Cosette from the Thénardiers, and they live in the privacy of a convent until she grows up.
24. A young man, Marius Pontmercy, sees Cosette walking with Valjean and falls in love with her. Suspicious of the man following them, Valjean takes Cosette to their other house in Paris.
25. To find her again, Marius enlists the help of his friend Eponine, the daughter of the Thénardiers and secretly in love with Marius. Marius and Cosette spend a month in courtship before Valjean’s plans to travel to England to escape the political turmoil disturb their bliss.
26. Marius decides to end his life by fighting in the barricade, constructed by the students in protest to the unsympathetic government, and sends a note to Cosette. Eponine blocks Marius from being shot, and dies after confessing her love.
27. Valjean learns that Cosette loves Marius, and he too joins the barricade, first coming upon Javert tied up in one of the rooms. Valjean decides to let him go despite everything Javert has done to capture Valjean.
28. When Marius is wounded, he carries his body through the Paris sewers to escape. Valjean finds Javert waiting on the other side, and asks only to deliver Marius to his grandfather’s house. Javert, finding himself conflicted between his drive to imprison a criminal and his debt to Valjean for sparing his life, drowns himself in the Seine.
29. After Marius recovers from his injuries he and Cosette marry, with Valjean’s small fortune given as Cosette’s dowry. Valjean confesses to Marius that he is an ex-convict, and Marius gradually distances him from Cosette in
30. An exchange with Thénardier unintentionally reveals many of the good deeds Valjean has done, such as saving Marius in the sewers. Marius and Cosette return to Valjean on his dying bed, and he dies in the happiness of their embrace.
31. LES MISERABLES:LESSONS MERCY, COMPASSION, and LOVE are treatments for the miseries that all life must endure. 1.Forgiveness can change a life. 2. People can change. 3.A parent will risk everything for a child. 4. Not everybody is good. 5.Believed in the Providence of God.
32. Project in Literature Submitted to: Ms. Laura Mariano Submitted by: Barrameda,Jamaica N. Casubuan,Mary Rose C. Chua,Dianne Pauline G. Gerez,Christian Howell L. Pelayo, Elijah Mae M.
องค์ประกอบของวรรณกรรมของ Les Miserables1. LES MISÉRABLES เป็นนวนิยายประวัติศาสตร์ ฝรั่งเศส โดย Victor Hugo เผยแพร่ครั้งแรก ใน 1862 ซึ่งถือเป็นหนึ่งในนวนิยายยิ่งใหญ่ที่สุดของศตวรรษที่ 19 เขาเป็นกวีเนื้อเพลง คนเขียน dramatist และโอกาส-นักเขียน polemical2. องค์ประกอบวรรณคดีคีย์3. ฝรั่งเศสตั้งค่าใน 1800's ในช่วงเวลาของการคืนค่า การดำเนินการที่สำคัญในปารีส แต่บางตอนใช้ในเมืองใกล้เคียง อักขระ4. ฌอง VALJEANMajor อักขระ: อดีตนักโทษที่มีการจำคุกเป็นเวลาขโมยก้อนขนมปัง ตัวเอกหลักการ5. MONSIEGNEUR-BIENVENU/คุณ พ่อ MYRIEMajor อักขระ: ปุโรหิตกลายครั้งแรกจองที่เอื้อเฟื้อ และตนเองเสียสละแปลง Valjean6. COSETTE อักขระสำคัญ: ลูกสาวของ Fantine ที่อยู่เป็นของ Valjean หมายถึงลูกสาวหลังจากที่แม่ของเธอตาย7. JAVERT อักขระสำคัญ: ตรวจสอบตำรวจที่รับรองความใฝ่ฝันจะกลับ Valjean หลังบาร์8. วิชาอักขระ: FANTINE Cosette แม่ Fantine ถูกบังคับให้ปล่อย Cosette กับคนที่จะคาดคะเนดูแลเธอในขณะที่ Fantine จะสนับสนุนเธอ9. วิชาอักขระ: ความรักของชีวิตของเขา Cosette ศาล MARIUS PONTMERCY ยังเป็นผู้บริสุทธิ์ คน กระนั้นความสามารถในสิ่งที่ดี และจัดการทั้งการต่อสู้เมื่อกีดขวางการ และประสบความสำเร็จ10. รองอักขระ: พารากอนของความชั่วร้ายทั้ง ในอักขระ และแสดงของกองทัพอื่น ๆ ลบ ลูกสาว Thenardier ในที่สุดเธอจะใช้ได้ ด้วยความรักของเธอสำหรับ Marius นาย EPONINE และนาง Thenardier11. M. GILLENORMAND Grandfather of Marius. Representative of the old bourgeois. M. FAUCHELEVANT An old gardener whom Valjean rescues when a cart falls on him. Later helps provide a place of refuge for Valjean and Cosette. ENJOLRAS College student- primary leader of the insurrection. His mistress is France. GAVROCHE Son of Thenardier. COLONEL GEORGE PONTMERCY Marius’ father. Minor Characters:12. MAJOR CONFLICT Valjean struggles to transform himself from a thief into an honest man; over the years he struggles to stay a step ahead of the obsessive police officer Javert and tries to raise his adopted daughter, Cosette.13. RISING ACTION Valjean’s disclosure of his true identity at Champmathieu’s trial; Valjean’s rescue of Cosette from the Thénardiers; Marius’s first sight of Cosette in the Luxembourg Gardens. CLIMAX Marius, Valjean, and Javert’s dramatic interactions at the barricades14. FALLING ACTION Marius and Cosette’s wedding; Javert’s suicide THEMES The importance of love and compassion; social injustice in nineteenth-century France; the long-term effects of the French Revolution on French society15. SUMMARY16. The novel begins with Jean Valjean, a poor man who has stolen bread for his sister and her children. After serving 19 years in prison, the police inspector, Javert, gives Valjean a yellow passport with the record of Valjean’s criminal punishment, which must be presented to the police captain of any town that he enters.17. When he arrives in the town of Digne, only an upright bishop,Fr.Myriel gives him food and shelter. Valjean, surprised and anxious by the Bishop’s generous hospitality,but he steals the silver in the house and runs away.18. The police bring him back by morning, but the Bishop claims that the silver was given to Valjean, not stolen, and that in fact he had forgotten to take the most valuable pieces of the set. The bishop then commands Valjean to use his freedom to redeem himself and live as an honest man.19. Valjean assumes another name, builds a factory, raising the living conditions of the entire region, and soon is appointed mayor of the town. The only person who opposes his goodwill is police inspector Javert, who does not recognize the mayor as the ex-convict he met years ago.20. The narrative here turns to Fantine, a beautiful woman whose lover abandons her and their child, Cosette. In desperation she leaves Cosette in the care of the Thénardier family, who then use Cosette as a servant while requesting more and more money from Fantine.21. To pay for Cosette, Fantine must resort to prostitution. When an incident brings her to the attention of Javert, who condemns her to six months in prison, Valjean stops the punishment and has her sent to the infirmary.22. His efforts to bring Cosette to Fantine are stalled by the ‘discovery’ of a man believed to be Jean Valjean. Valjean ultimately confesses his true identity, and then is confronted by Javert as he returns to Fantine.23. In her anxiety Fantine dies, and Valjean promises to her that he will find Cosette and care for her. He escapes Javert and rescues Cosette from the Thénardiers, and they live in the privacy of a convent until she grows up.24. A young man, Marius Pontmercy, sees Cosette walking with Valjean and falls in love with her. Suspicious of the man following them, Valjean takes Cosette to their other house in Paris.25. To find her again, Marius enlists the help of his friend Eponine, the daughter of the Thénardiers and secretly in love with Marius. Marius and Cosette spend a month in courtship before Valjean’s plans to travel to England to escape the political turmoil disturb their bliss.26. Marius decides to end his life by fighting in the barricade, constructed by the students in protest to the unsympathetic government, and sends a note to Cosette. Eponine blocks Marius from being shot, and dies after confessing her love.27. Valjean learns that Cosette loves Marius, and he too joins the barricade, first coming upon Javert tied up in one of the rooms. Valjean decides to let him go despite everything Javert has done to capture Valjean.28. When Marius is wounded, he carries his body through the Paris sewers to escape. Valjean finds Javert waiting on the other side, and asks only to deliver Marius to his grandfather’s house. Javert, finding himself conflicted between his drive to imprison a criminal and his debt to Valjean for sparing his life, drowns himself in the Seine.29. After Marius recovers from his injuries he and Cosette marry, with Valjean’s small fortune given as Cosette’s dowry. Valjean confesses to Marius that he is an ex-convict, and Marius gradually distances him from Cosette in30. An exchange with Thénardier unintentionally reveals many of the good deeds Valjean has done, such as saving Marius in the sewers. Marius and Cosette return to Valjean on his dying bed, and he dies in the happiness of their embrace.31. LES MISERABLES:LESSONS MERCY, COMPASSION, and LOVE are treatments for the miseries that all life must endure. 1.Forgiveness can change a life. 2. People can change. 3.A parent will risk everything for a child. 4. Not everybody is good. 5.Believed in the Providence of God.32. Project in Literature Submitted to: Ms. Laura Mariano Submitted by: Barrameda,Jamaica N. Casubuan,Mary Rose C. Chua,Dianne Pauline G. Gerez,Christian Howell L. Pelayo, Elijah Mae M.
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