1 Victor Hugo1802-1885 1802 born to a high-ranking officer in Napoleon’s army Statesman, human...
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1 Victor Hugo1802-1885 • 1802 born to a high- ranking officer in Napoleon’s army • Statesman, human right campaigner, supporter of republicanism • 1848 Revolution, French Second Republic, Louis Napoleon (Napoleon III) as President • 1851 Napoleon III as emperor, Hugo in exile
1 Victor Hugo1802-1885 1802 born to a high-ranking officer in Napoleon’s army Statesman, human right campaigner, supporter of republicanism 1848 Revolution,
1 Victor Hugo1802-1885 1802 born to a high-ranking officer in
Napoleons army Statesman, human right campaigner, supporter of
republicanism 1848 Revolution, French Second Republic, Louis
Napoleon (Napoleon III) as President 1851 Napoleon III as emperor,
Hugo in exile
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2 Victor Hugo 1802-1885 Worked on Les Mierable during exile
1870 the Third Republic, Hugo returned to France 1881 France
celebrated Hugos 80th birthday 1885 Hugo passed away, the country
mourned
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3 Accomplishment the greatest French poet Novelist, playwright,
essayist Proponent for Romanticism Passion, imagination, eloquence,
plot 1831 Notre-Dame de Paris 1845 began to work on Les Miserables
1861 the publication of Les Miserable, a runaway success
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5 Introduction
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6 Introduction Les Miserables Jean Valjean Fantine Cosette
Javert
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7 Historical Background
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8 18-19 Century France French Revolution (1789-1799): a period
of political and social changes, violent turmoil, mass executions
and repression The First Republic (1792-1804) The First French
Empire (1804-1814 Emperor Napoleon) The restoration of the Bourbon
Monarchy(1820) The Second Republic (1848 Revolution, Louis
Napoleon) The French Empire (1851 Napoleon III) The Third Republic
(1870)
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9 Inspiration for Les Miserables During the 17 years of
formation, Hugo incorporated many personal experiences into his
masterpiece. Hugos friend, Priest Miollis A convict had just been
released from jail. When asking for an overnight stay on his trip
home, he was turned down because of his criminal past. Bishop
Miollis kindly offered him much help and care. Hugo heard of many
of Miollis good deeds. Miollis the bishop The ex-convict Jean
Valjean
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10 Inspiration for Les Miserables During the 17 years of
formation, Hugo incorporated many personal experiences into his
masterpiece. One snowy day, on his way home, Hugo witnessed an
event. A young man followed a young lady stealthily. Suddenly, the
man tucked a big clump of snow into behind her neck. She turned
angrily and fought with him. The police arrested the girl and
sentenced her 6 months in jail. Hugo defended the girl by telling
what he saw. Irritated by the polices cold-shoulder attitudes, Hugo
identified himself. The polices attitude changed immediately and
released the girl. The lady Fantine
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11 Inspiration for Les Miserables During the 17 years of
formation, Hugo incorporated many personal experiences into his
masterpiece. Hugo projected himself in the story as Marius, who
also has a father serving in military. Hugo Marius
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12 Inspiration During the 17 years of formation, Hugo
incorporated many personal experiences into his masterpiece. 1848
Revolution stopped Hugos writing until 1859. During the exile, Hugo
traveled to a battle field in Brussel, where Napoleon once fought
with the British army. Hugo was so impressed with the war that he
described in details the Battle of Waterloo in part II COSETTE .
June 30, 1869, Les Miserables was accomplished
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13 2. The Characters
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14 Jean Valjean An ex-convict 19 years of imprisonment for
stealing food for his starving family A changed man, a wealthy
factory owner, a mayor Chased by Javert, haunted by his criminal
past "What have I done? Sweet Jesus what have I done? Become a
thief in the night, become a dog on the run!"
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15 Javert an inspector A believer of justice and law Even when
he was captured by the revolution army and Vajean saved him, he
stick to his belief of justice and vowed to capture Vajean. "The
world is inside out, the world is upside down!" "My heart is stone
and still it trembles...... the world I have know is lost in
shadows."
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16 Fantine Mother of Cosette Lost her job as a factory worker
and worked as a prostitute to raise her daughter "But the tigers
come at night, with their voices soft as thunder. As they tear you
hope apart. As they turn your dreams to shame!"
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17 Cosette Fantines daughter, an orphan Valjean promised
Fantine to raise her as his own daugher Fell in love with Marius
"How strange the feeling that my life's begun at last! This change,
can people really fall in love so fast?!"
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18 The Thenardiers the innkeeper "Kidney of a horse, liver of a
cat, filling up the sasuages with this and that."
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19 Marius, a student Eponine, Thenardiers daughter "Life
without Cosette means nothing at all! Will you weep Cosette, should
Marius fall? Would you weep, Cosette, for me?"
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20 Gavroche, a street boy "This is my school my high society
here in the slums of St. Michele. We live on crumbs and humble
piety tough on the teeth but what the Hell!"
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21 4. Themes
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22 Themes/Motifs 1.The importance of love, compassion and mercy
2.Social injustice in nineteenth- century France 3.The long-term
effects of the French Revolution on French society 4.The plight of
the orphan 5.The true definition of Justice
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23 3. The Musical
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24 Look down, Look down
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25 Jean Valjean is nothing now. Another story must begin!
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26 At the end of the Day
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27 I dreamed a dream
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28 Who am I?
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29 There is a castle on a cloud
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30 Master of the House
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31 I didn't see you there, forgive me
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32 One day more! At the end of the day you're another day older
And that's all you can say for the life of the poor It's a
struggle. It's a war And there's nothing that anyone's giving One
more day standing about What is it for? One day less to be
living!
