You felt that under other circumstances, had sheīeen brought up to lead a different life, the playful and uninhibited behaviour Her sister, has become “some sort of monster, at once foul and innocent,Ĭreated by penury”: “Nothing was more dismal than the sight of her cavortingĪnd, as it were, flitting about the room like a bird frightened by daylight orĪfflicted with a broken wing. Hugo registers the damage wrought on Éponine, who, along with Her father exposes her in his attempts to exploit the charity of theĬompassionate. Is taken aback by her appearance and deeply troubled by the dangers to which When Éponine delivers to Marius a begging letter shortly thereafter, he Their writing, on yellowed paper reeking of tobacco, is identical and poor Marius quickly surmises, are from the same hand: None of them carry addresses Search for a patron, and an actor who had fallen on hard times-the letters, Individuals-a Royalist refugee, an abandoned wife with six children, a poet in Their haste, they leave behind a package of letters. Oneįoggy evening, Éponine and her sister bump into their neighbour Marius, and in Novel demonstrates how exposure to them can radically change our worldviews.Ĭonsider Marius’ meeting with Éponine, a scene not found in the musical. Idyll and the Rue St-Denis Epic, and Jean Valjean- Les Misérables is structured around instances of injustices and the The Hong Kong protesters, singing a song from its musical version, are invokingįormally organized into five parts-Fantine, Cosette, Marius, The Rue Plumet Powerful appeals for fairness and decency ever put into fictional form.

The Meredith Howland Pyne Professor of French and Comparative Literature atĬentury: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables, directs ourĪttention to Hugo’s 1862 novel, the musical’s source material: “ Les Misérables is one of the most Repeat the chorus, which is a typical musical theatre chorus.” David Bellos, Is melodically catchy and the lyrics inspiring and easy to sing. Princeton University and author of Changedįor Good: A Feminist History of the Broadway Musical, observes, “The anthem Number “Alla Marcia, grandioso.” Stacy E. Protestors follow the example of many in drawing strength from this musical The people’s anthem has been performed widely, moving its English-language lyricist Kretzmer to reflect on his song and its legacy earlier this summer.

CBC News documented some of this material in “Hong Kong Protesters Form Human Chain”. Their repertoire included “Do You Hear the People Sing?” from Claude-Michel Schönberg’s, Alain Boublil’s, Jean-Marc Natel’s, and Herbert Kretzmer’s musical Les Misérables (1980 English version 1985).

In August, protestors in Hong Kong joined hands to form The Hong Kong Way, a 30-mile human chain that stretched across both sides of the city’s harbour. Émile Bayard’s “Cosette Sweeping.” (Les Misérables: I.

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