Victor Hugo Essay

Elizabeth Barrett Browning uses an array of rhetorical devices to aid her in persuading of Emperor Napoleon III of France to let the controversial poet, Victor Hugo, back from exile. Browning writes to Napoleon to persuade him to “make an exception of him as God made an exception of him when He gave him genius, and call him back without condition to his county and his daughter’s grave.” The first strategy used by Browning is to feed into Napoleon’s ego. She does this by first addressing him as “sire”

l'économie The CEO of Microsoft once said that “We must ensure not only that everyone receives equal pay for equal work, but that they have the opportunity to do equal work”. This belief does not seem to carry into the French 1830s. In Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, contrasts between male and female character’s lives are used to show how people in extreme poverty find different ways to live and make money depending on their gender. This is shown by the treatment of Fantine, and the stark contrast of how Marius

“When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense or losing his respect for the law”, (Bastiat). In Victor Hugo’s novel, Les Misérables, a multitudinous of contrasts are used. The contrast of law vs morality is illustrated by Javert’s veneration to the law, Jean’s unjust imprisonment, Jean’s choice to save Champmathieu, and Jean’s change of moral values to show that true justice lies in mercy. To begin with, Javert’s veneration to

able to express their feelings of love to others. However, those whose childhood experiences lack the emotion of love, have difficulty showing any emotion to another. It is they who are sad, lonely, and depressed. In the novel Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, he illustrates the diverse reactions expressed because of love. Jean Valjean, Cosette, and Marius go through several experiences that

I agree with the statement that “In Les Misérables, Victor Hugo is trying to say that human nature is basically good”. Good is defined as someone with good intentions that will put other people’s needs above their own, without the need of self-gain. Along with someone who acts morally right. This definition of good is displayed throughout Victor Hugo’s characters. Many characters have good intentions of wanting to help others. When they do help others, there’s no cost to pay. Other characters act

The novel, Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, demonstrates “the inhumane treatment of convicts and ex-convicts.” (Pg. viii) The character Jean Valjean is recently released from prison and has traveled on foot for many days. Searching for food and shelter, he goes to many inns. However, he is turned away everywhere he goes. Valjean is required to show his yellow passport at each town, proclaiming that he is a dangerous convict. This gives people the right to refuse to give his service. Therefore, even

turned upstanding citizen. She also recalls that in the novel Valjean is only transformed due to the love he receives from the Bishop of Digne, who gave Valjean everything that he had (Novels for Students). Reeves, again, also explores the concept that Hugo is trying to prove that humans need to love each other for the world to be a happier place (Masterplots). Thus, through evidence in Les Misérables, the aforementioned themes can easily be proven. As the novel progresses, the two major themes of love

“Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” Victor Hugo once said, “music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” Music can greatly influence a person, from the way they speak to the way they act. However, not all music can be considered a good influence and many adolescents waste away their youth by thinking, doing, and pursuing things that are more mature. Things such as seeking sexual attention, doing drugs, drinking, or hanging out in rough areas. These

Day of a Condemned Man is told in a first person view, In Cold Blood is told from a third person. Although from different views, each tells the trials and tribulations of approaching the death penalty. The Last Day of a Condemned Man wrote by Victor Hugo, is told by a man who is waiting on death row for a crime never established. Based on 1829 France and the reign of terror, from the beginning of the novel to the end you see the

Venezuela’s political prospects changed in 1999 when Hugo Chavez became president. Starting his presidency, Chavez created a new constitution for Venezuela, and the country’s name was changed to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Since then, the country had a total change as it underwent a system of socialism, as the oil company and many other private businesses were nationalized. In this socialist system, revenues generated from the oil industry were invested in social programs to help