Les Misérables, By Victor Hugo

Forgiveness is what holds and brings relationships together. If you stay angry for long, your heart stubbornly hardens. But if you choose to forgive, you will be filled with the grace of God. We are all sinners and should never carry a

“Why do I want to live? I shouldn’t want to but I do.” (Zusak 487) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is encircled with the idea of trying to find freedom from one’s guilt. Several characters’ in this novel such as Hans Hubermann, Max Vandenburg, as well as Ilsa Hermann all experience guilt throughout the story which slowly eats away at their lives and it’s up to them as to how they will deal with their guilt. Guilt came in to Hans Hubermann’s life when he escapes death in World War I. Hans friend Erik, saves Hans life and now, Hans carries the guilt of Erik’s death and promises to help Erik’s family. Little did Hans know, that in the near future he would save Erik’s son, Max Vandenburg from death. Previously, Max Vandenburg left his family

Looking back, I’m able to realize how petty my response to the incident was, but at the time, I felt it was justified. Unfortunately, I continued to hold my friend accountable for what he said to me, long after my anger had subsided, and we didn’t really speak much for nearly a year. After about a year of holding this grudge against my friend, we both made up with each other, but I still regret not having made up with him sooner, as the grudge was petty and could have been resolved easily.

The story Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes, took place in the mid 1770’s in Boston during the Revolution. The events up to and during the Revolution happened because the colonies were trying to break away from the British and become free and independent. The main character in this novel, Johnny Tremain, had many of the same characteristics as people today have. Esther Forbes used many examples to show that not unlike real people, Johnny had courage, yet fear, affection, but also hate, and he made mistakes with the things that he said. There were many examples for Johnny being courageous, yet having fear.

For example, I bought a dessert from my favorite place and told everyone not to eat it. when I came home from practice I went to go eat it but when i went to get it, it was gone. I was extremely mad once I found out it was my sister. It took me the longest time to forgive her.

Don’t take your anger out on someone else because, it isn’t there fault. “The great need for my mother who was never there, the hopelessness of our poverty and degradation ,the bewilderment of being neither child nor woman and yet both at once , the fear unleashed by my father’s tears .And these feelings combined in one great impulse toward destruction.” “ I leaped furiously into the mounds of marigolds and pulled madly , trampling and pulling and destroying the perfect yellow blooms.” Lizabeth then saw that her childish ways would leave an mental scar of shame because , she decided to take her frustration out on Miss Lottie’s marigolds

You did the best you could given what you knew and who you were at the time. Forgive anyone else involved. They also did their best, given what they knew and who they were at the time. We forgive, not because what we did or what someone else did was right, or excusable, or even forgivable, but because we want to move on, we want to be free and we want others to be able to do the same.

I knew it was the right thing to do and I was happy to do it because my mistake affected more than just myself, but honestly deep down I was kind of upset that I had to apologize to someone that I feel didn’t really deserve it. But in the end, you have to do what is right, not what you would rather do.

“it is better to forget than to forgive” well I beg to differ. On the first day of school Michele sat beside me in Economics class I noticed she did not have any of her things. No books, pencils, pens, a notepad, she just did not have anything it was just her. In my head, I started thinking “oh she’s one of those students that comes to class unprepared and expects to copy off everyone’s paper” well she was not copying off mine. Class started and she asked for a pencil, I was going to give her one of my mechanical pencils but I knew I was not going to get it back so I gave her one of those wooden pencils that no one uses they were just sitting in my pencil pouch taking up space anyway so why not? To my surprise, she did her work but she never turned it in for some strange odd reason though. We were doing a group assignment but we were required to have our own answers I would check her answers from time to time and they were all correct, one day the teacher pulled me aside and asked

Jean Valjean is a bad person according to the law but he is doing it for the right reason, to help his sister’s son. Valjean goes through a lot of turmoil to maintain the façade that he must stay a free man. He is always on the run therefore making it hard for Javert to find him. Valjean always finds a way to escape the deathly grasp of Javert; he never goes back prison. He dedicates his life to the safety and protection of his dearly beloved daughter, Cossette.

Ever since I could remember, when I get upset with someone who does me wrong, I completely cut them off without forgiveness. However, I decided to forgive a friend who was irritating and bothersome. When I was with this person I would have thought of “This person is a jerk” and “She’s so rude”. I suppose she acted this way because she is the only child, therefore she does not know how to treat other people. In addition, she is in an environment that is similar to the way she behaves, thus, she knows no better way to conduct herself. Now that I look back on our relationship as friends, her good quality’s slightly outweighed her negative ones. Even though I slightly resent her I do wish her well and hope she succeeds in life. Moving forward I

When you had no choice to do it, you felt angry and mad for a little while when you did it, and then you started to calm down. This is exactly what forgiving felt like. When someone hurt is, it could be family, friend, or even a stranger, we tend to feel like we have to seek revenge sometimes. It takes a strong and brave person to forgive others. After you do forgive, we experience emotional response as if a weight has been lifted off of us.

Forgiveness should be a gift which you give yourself. When you feel that forgiveness is necessary, do not forgive for “their”

In his novel, Les Miserables, Victor Hugo identifies the principle social evils of French society through the actions and qualities of his characters. By depicting each of his characters’ struggles through destitute and oppressed measures, Hugo is able to identify the social errors of 19th century France. The fact that characters such as Valjean, Javert, Fantine, and Cosette, attempt to rise above poverty and redeem themselves indicate that such inequalities did, and still do, exist to this day. Through the use of feminist ideals and the criminal injustice system, Hugo attacks the principle social evils that each of his characters face in Les Miserables.

Two weeks before, I was in an argument with her that resulted in me slapping her and later leaving her to take care of my children alone. Of course when I come back I feel some guilt because I can acknowledge that she has worked hard to take care of my