Thénardiers

I chose Eponine Thenardier which is Mr. Thenardier and Mrs. Thenardier’ s daughter. She was as bad as her parents when she was a child, she would help her parents steal anything at their so called hotel or anywhere but Eponine mainly helped at the hotel. Her parents had a child named Cosette in their home that they were getting money for. Her mother couldn't take care of her so she brought money to the Thenardier as much as she could. All that changed when a couple of girls from her job announced

One French officer, Pontmercy, was thought to be dead when Officer Thenardier pickpocketed him. Pontmercy turned out to be alive, and Thenardier told him that the English had won when Pontmercy asked. Thenardier then told him to save himself now, now that he had already “saved” him. 2. What is ironic about the incident? Pontmercy thought that Thenardier was there to save him and even offered his watch and purse when Thenardier wasn’t even trying to help him, but instead was the one who pickpocketed

and his child is crucial to their development and growth. But their child also has a great effect on their father. In Les Miserables and The Kite Runner a big theme is a feeling of illegitimacy. In Les Miserables Jean rescues Cosette from the Thenardiers and this creates a father daughter bond that neither one questions until Marius comes along. When Marius finds out Jean is an ex-convict his tries to separate Cosette and Jean, but still honors Jean’s request to keep this from Cosette, this is the

Valjean is caught committing questionable crimes and is detained in prison for 19 years. Because of his past, people constantly look down upon him. He meets Fantine, Cosette's mother who is on her death bed, and promises to rescue Cosette from the Thenardiers. After doing so, Cosette's love redeems him. He is immersed in love he has never felt. Cosette loves him and accepts him just as he is, regardless of the past. She saves him. The day after Christmas, supposedly the most wonderful time of the year

Jean Valjean also known as 24601 was imprisoned in prison for nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread for his young relative who was starving. After he is freed from the jail he thinks he is free again but his past keeps haunting him. He doesn’t get a job because of his parole. It seems like he has lost all his hopes after looking forward to what his new life had for him even after he meets a bishop who gives him food and shelter. So he decides to steal the silverware from the church and run

In Victor Hugo’s novel Les Misérables, a man named Jean Valjean is imprisoned for nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread. Though he goes in a good man, he comes out troubled, judged, and angry. The simple kindness and compassion showed to him by a bishop inspires him to change and rise above his past. Throughout his book, Victor Hugo uses metaphor, symbolism, and diction to emphasize the remarkably non-dualistic nature between the saint and the sinner, highlighting society’s divine obligation

which the Thénardiers instantly take notice of. Fantine willingly gives up her beauty and dignity so that she can afford for all of the extra costs coming from the Thénardiers, oblivious to the fact that they are asking for this money with selfish intentions (Hugo 66). Her all-encompassing love for Cosette and her immediate trust in people makes her an easy target for the Thénardiers. Jean Valjean is also taken advantage of by the Thénardiers when he goes to pick up Cosette. Monsieur Thénardier

In Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, Jean Valjean saves Cosette from the Thenardiers, just as I helped redeem a mistreated girl from her abusive parents. After the bishop inspires Jean Valjean with the notion of God’s redemption, the protagonist begins a series of redemptive acts, with the rescue of Cosette from the Thenardiers carrying the most weight of his own life. Circumstances force Fantine to leave Cosette with the Thenardiers. This reckless family forces Cosette to eat off of the ground like

it is stated on page 63 “It was the money they wanted. They gave the skirt to Eponine. The poor lark still shivered”. The Thenardiers are using Cosette to get money from Fantine, they only care about the money, not Cosette. Eponine is the Thenardiers favorite child, they favor her over everyone else, she gets all the nice clothes and dolls. Victor Hugo shows that the Thenardiers does not care about Cosette because they abuse her and make her do all of the chores. There is a very subtle version of Cinderella

character’s comparison to an animal which aids the reader in understanding the intensity of the character’s traits.  Hugo uses many metaphors to draw out the complex and unique personalities of his characters with Jean Valjean being described as an owl, Thenardier as a boa constrictor, and Javert as a tiger as well as a silent hound.     To establish Jean Valjean’s nocturnal and wise attributes, Victor Hugo commonly compares Jean Valjean to an owl. Hugo begins this comparison with his chapter titled “A Nest