Les Miserables
March 11, 2013
English
“When I despair, I remember that all throughout history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think about it – Always. – Gandhi Evil often triumphs, but never conquers. The struggle of good and evil is a never ending battle, in which both sides sustain wins and losses. In every situation, for every individual, there is good and evil. At times adversaries can win the fight, but the power of truth will always emerge victorious. History itself proves that wickedness, ultimately, has no supremacy over good. In France, the proletariats, the low class, were tortured and abused by the rest of the country for years. After much travail, the French revolted, and the revolution a bitter and bloody battle, resulted in a better life for them. The Nazi war machine was conquering Europe, and murdering millions of Jews simultaneously. Yet after a few years of terrible triumph, they were defeated. Time and time again good has prevailed. It is never easy, and loss must always be suffered. Victor Hugo portrays the theme of overcoming evil and the victory of good in the book Les Miserables. Les Miserables illustrates that through loss and delirium, and even death, good can still succeed. Through the characters Jean Valjean, Fantine, and Enjolras, Victor Hugo depicts the battle of good and evil and the ultimate triumph of good. The French revolution was a time when the disenfranchised and the powerless took a stand, and by fighting their oppressors, gained their freedom. The atrocities the Proletariat had to endure included menial labor, physical abuse of the weak, and starvation. Jean Valjean was a Proletariat French citizen who was forced into slavery to the government for stealing a piece of bread. He was sentenced to five years of slavery, but due to three attempted escapes, fourteen years of enslavement were added to his
English
“When I despair, I remember that all throughout history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think about it – Always. – Gandhi Evil often triumphs, but never conquers. The struggle of good and evil is a never ending battle, in which both sides sustain wins and losses. In every situation, for every individual, there is good and evil. At times adversaries can win the fight, but the power of truth will always emerge victorious. History itself proves that wickedness, ultimately, has no supremacy over good. In France, the proletariats, the low class, were tortured and abused by the rest of the country for years. After much travail, the French revolted, and the revolution a bitter and bloody battle, resulted in a better life for them. The Nazi war machine was conquering Europe, and murdering millions of Jews simultaneously. Yet after a few years of terrible triumph, they were defeated. Time and time again good has prevailed. It is never easy, and loss must always be suffered. Victor Hugo portrays the theme of overcoming evil and the victory of good in the book Les Miserables. Les Miserables illustrates that through loss and delirium, and even death, good can still succeed. Through the characters Jean Valjean, Fantine, and Enjolras, Victor Hugo depicts the battle of good and evil and the ultimate triumph of good. The French revolution was a time when the disenfranchised and the powerless took a stand, and by fighting their oppressors, gained their freedom. The atrocities the Proletariat had to endure included menial labor, physical abuse of the weak, and starvation. Jean Valjean was a Proletariat French citizen who was forced into slavery to the government for stealing a piece of bread. He was sentenced to five years of slavery, but due to three attempted escapes, fourteen years of enslavement were added to his