“Les
Misérables”, a review
Juan
José Angulo de la Calle
The
book was written by Victor Hugo in 1862. It is set in the Kingdom of
France from 1815 to 1832.
The
book is about an strong and complex man, Jean Valjean,
who stole a bar of bread and, as a result, he staid in jail for 22
years. When he was free, he wanted reveange against humanity and he
stole two candelabras made of silver. He was forgiven but he had to
do a promise: he had to be a good man. As a consequence, he tried to
be a honest man, he built a factory, he helped a poor woman and he
protected her daughter when she died.
But
when the girl grow up, he was jealous of her fiancé, a republican
revolutionaire. He tried to separate them and, because of that, the
young republican fougth in the Revolution of 1831. In the end, Jean
Valjean saved the young revolutionaire and the couple got married.
I
strongly recommend Les Misérables.
It describes social injusticies, social fights, the condition of the
workers and the difficulties of the virtue.
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