Comunicative Concept Of Reconstruction In Les Miserables : Present And Transformations

People love to create little bubbles around them, but what happens when life comes walking by waving a needle? Often all it takes for someone’s entire sense of identity to change is one defining moment, just one broken preconception. For the narrator in Cathedral by Raymond Carver, this came from his introduction to the blind man Robert (Carver 108-17). For me, it came from a doctor’s office. No matter the source, humbling oneself is a difficult, yet necessary step to improving one’s life.

I agree with the statement that in the novel Les Miserables, the author Victor Hugo is trying to say that human nature is basically good. In the most basic sense, the definition of good trying to do the right thing, even if there are negative consequences. It often means having to sacrifice and give up something to do the right thing. Throughout the book, many characters sacrifice their happiness and morals in order to do what they believe is the right and fair thing. Even when faced with serious consequences for being honest, characters more often than not still choose to do the right thing. Some may argue that Victor Hugo is saying that human nature is basically evil because some characters commit evil actions. However, in most cases, characters don’t always have evil intentions, their execution is just poor and makes them seem evil. Everyone thinks of themselves as a hero, almost everything a character does is because that’s what they believe is the right thing to do. Whether or not it really is could be up for debate but for the most part, most characters don’t have evil intentions and attempt to usually do the right thing. Victor Hugo is saying that as a whole, human nature is inherently good.

This process can only be achieved by sifting through the complexes we have developed, questioning them, and changing what we don’t like. We build on what fits who we are. Although this process slows down, it still continues for the rest of our lives.Robert Johnson emphasizes that every human being has got to break away from their parents at some point in time, especially their mother-complex that lives inside each and every one of us. It is the mother-complex that effects us the most and that requires the greatest struggle to recover from. When a child first tries to separate themselves from their mother, it is all in vain. They are only trying to hide it from themselves and the rest of the world.

Today’s culture includes a melting pot of struggling people. Regardless of their background, it can be assumed that they constantly grapple with the meaning of life. With postmodern ideas stressing individualism and nonconformity, it is no wonder why so many people feel lost. The mystery is not how we came to this predicament, but how Phillip K. dick and Ridely Scott predicted these outcome decades in advance.

In the middle of the book, Jean Valjean has saved a young girl named Cosette and raised her as his daughter after her mother died. These actions also have a redeeming effect on Jean Valjean, as he put his promise to the girl’s mother before his own safety and escaped from another bout in prison to find the young girl. Jean Valjean does not think this redeems him, however. He is very suspicious and changes their names to hide from the law enforcement. He also became very suspicious and cagey when a young man, Marius, became interested in Cosette. In Marius’s words, he “ began to be less punctual, and did not bring ‘his daughter’ every day” (168). After some time, he and Cosette move away so Marius cannot find them. Jean Valjean thinks he is

The approach focuses on experience and meaning of human capacity to be (Jacobson, 2006; Pitchford, 2009). To exist authentically, people must engage with the situation in which they find themselves at the same time separate from it (Heidegger, 1927/2008). The Existential perspective sees life events as opportunities rather than mere disruption or inconveniences. An extreme event such as sexual abuse is an opportunity for growth and transformation (Jacobson, 2006; Pitchford,

Everyone needs someone to love and care for as well as someone who can return that love and care. When Cosette comes into Valjean’s life, it makes him feel something he didn’t feel in a long time, “When he saw Cosette, when he had taken her, carried her away, and rescued her, he felt his heart move” (123). At this point, she becomes more than just a girl but another symbol in Valjean’s

Cosette is abused while staying with the Thendardiers, and she needs someone to redeem her from her life in poverty. The Thénardiers treat Cosette as an object even though Fantine pays on behalf of Cosette. Before Fantine, Cosettes mother, dies; Jean Valjean promises to get Cosette. Jean Valjean pays for Cosette, and he does not realize that he redeems her from abuse, poverty, and suffering. Cosette goes with Jean Valjean, receiving redemption through him, because she could not have it on her own.

“There is so much division in this world. So what is really the path of healing? It can begin in this moment, by embracing the life that’s here,” Tara Brach. In the book The City of Glass, the movie Divergent, and in today 's society, people are told that they do not fit into a group and are forced to life on the outside.

Les Miserables is a french movie that is all about the life of the “miserables” or the victims and the society they have. It is about how bad the society is, and how they are punished by justice and law, which in the first place the reason why they are suffering. But eventhough how dark it may seem, Les Miserables is actually about the mercy and kindness of the people by even self-sacrfising for the reason of releasing others from the shackles of the law. It is also about spreading love and improving the society.

As the era of literature slowly declines, the expert critiques and praise for literature are lost. Previously, novels were bursting at the seams with metaphors, symbolism, and themes. In current times, “novels” are simply short stories that have been elaborated on with basic plot elements that attempt to make the story more interesting. Instead of having expert critical analysis written about them, they will, most likely, never see that, as recent novels have nothing to analyze. Even books are beginning to collect dust, hidden away and forgotten, attributing to the rise of companies such as Spark Notes. An author deserves to have his work praised, no matter how meager and the masses should have the right to embrace it or to reject it. As

Cosette is deprived of the love that she desires and deserves. She longs for love and instead receives the opposite. The Thenardiers do not care for Cosette and do not view her as their child, to them she is a servant girl. When Jean Valjean offers to take Cosette away from the Thenardiers, they reply, “Ah monsieur! My good monsieur! Take her, keep her, take her away, carry her off, sugar her, stuff her, drink her, eat her, and be blessed by the holy Virgin and all the saints in paradise!” (154). The Thenardiers want Cosette out of their house, and no longer want the responsibility of taking care of the “imbecile child” (147). It is a blessing to them that this traveler has come to take Cosette away forever. Because of Jean Valjean's good deed, Cosette's life can improve and she can finally experience the emotion of love she longs for. Although Jean Valjean offers Cosette all the love he is capable of giving, it is not enough to satisfy Cosette. She craves for a different, romantic love after she is introduced to Marius. Hugo,

Les Miserables is a prime example of two individuals conflicted by the “letter of the law” and the “spirit of the law”. The two main characters, Jean Valjean and and Javert, have two different views on morality. There is a difference between the “letter of the law” and the “spirit of the law”. Obeying the what the laws specifically says defines the “letter of the law” and obeying the overall message of the law defines the “spirit of the law”.

Jean Valjean sacrificed much as he sought redemption. One of the first sacrifices that Jean Valjean makes is that of his identity, during the Champmathieu affair. As Monsieur Madeleine, Jean Valjean was a trusted official in a high position. He struggled with himself when he heard that the ‘real’ Jean Valjean had been caught: should he stay in M—sur m—where he was comfortable and popular, or do the right thing, remove a man from an undeserved galley life, and become a convict once more. When Madeleine revealed himself as Jean Valjean, he forever gave up that comfortable position of authority. He became a convict again – a wanted convict. He would now live out the rest of his life hiding, of not running, from the police. Jean sacrificed his safety. Saving Marius’ life by carrying him through the sewers also proved to be a sacrifice. Jean’s entire existence revolved around Cosette. She was what kept him on the track the bishop set him on. He adored her. He was devastated to learn that she was in love with Marius, yet he saved

“If the soul is left in darkness, sins will be committed. The guilty one is not the one who commits the sin, but the one who creates the darkness” (Hugo 22). This quote was taken from Les Miserables describing the French Revolution. The “darkness” represents the authoritative figures that have the power to rule others. They create misery and pain that leads good people into doing bad things. The French Revolution was a major turning point in French history. It motivated and influenced Victor Hugo to write Les Miserables as a historical romantic novel, which would later triumphantly become one of the greatest novels in the 19th Century (Brombert 92). The French Revolution was ignited by the political and social contention between the Monarchy and the National Assembly. Chaos was the result of the battle, and reformation was needed to address the moral decline of the people due to the decrease in respect for human life and great influence from the Enlightenment philosophers. This would lead to the questioning of the philosophy behind the French Revolution and directed France towards many civil wars and uprisings. The politics, morality, philosophy and war that occurred during the French Revolution formed the foundation behind Les Miserables’ plot.