Les Miserables is an epic masterpiece written by the French writer Hugo for more than 30 years. Taking the protagonist Jean Valjean as the main line, it not only tells the real life of the French people after the French Revolution. It also tells the contest between kindness and justice and evil in a specific social relationship.
Poverty makes people poor-Jean Valjean
From 65438 to 0796 in France, the poor still suffered in the dark. Jean Valjean, as a laborer at the bottom, has no father or mother, and has been helping to look after his little nephew with his sister since childhood. Brother-in-law is not a rich boy, and the burden of a family of ten makes him breathless.
"Big sister is like a mother, brother-in-law is like a father." Jean Valjean died before he could repay his sister and brother-in-law. "Children want to raise but don't wait for their loved ones." Jean Valjean was so sad that he secretly vowed to take care of the seven little nephews left by his brother-in-law.
Filial piety is not too bad; People who repay kindness are not that bad. Jean Valjean took over from his brother-in-law and became the "pillar" of the family. He found a job and tried to make ends meet. In all salaries, my nephew gives priority to eating well and wearing warm clothes.
However, in those turbulent times, it was not easy to live in peace. Jean Valjean lost his job. He lost his only source of income. He ran around, eager to find another job in a short time, but he was turned away again and again.
Nephews are still young and don't know what "unemployment" is. They just stared at the bread in the window and drooled unconsciously.
For a thief, no one will ask you why you "steal". Jean Valjean was labeled as "bad" because he was full of bread and sent to prison. Because Jean Valjean was attached to his nephew and kept escaping from prison, he was labeled as "evil" and imprisoned for 19 years.
Hunger corrupts women-Fantine
We have read Mo Bosang's "Necklace", "Jewelry" and other works, and know that French women could not live independently in the world at that time. Depend on your father before marriage and your husband after marriage. Attachment seems to be a woman's destiny.
Even so, there are still women who want to be independent and self-reliant. Fantine is one of them.
When she first came to Paris, she was shocked by everything there. She is simple and kind, ignorant of the world, like a delicate and charming flower, attracting the admiration of idle dude.
Fantine fell under the generous pursuit of a dude. She has no intention of climbing high, nor does she covet a luxurious life. She just fell in love, recognized the truth and was pregnant with a man's child.
A girl who has never been married has lost her innocence and her children. This was a disaster for Fantine. The affection she thinks is just a whim of a dude. Fantine was soon abandoned, and the child's father "vanished" from now on.
There is no such thing as love, it's just a way for a dude to coax people. Fantine saw through the face of a playboy and knew that the child in her belly was not blessed. Fantine chose to give birth to the baby because she was unable to raise a young child.
At that time, she secretly made up her mind: even in rags, she should give her children at least dignity.