I really like drawing Éponine
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Silly little Éponine doodle because I LOVE HER SO MUCH OML ID DIE FOR HER and also IM GOING TO SEE THE SHOW NEXT YEAR FOR THE WORLD TOUR AND IM FLABBERGASTINGLY EXCITED BECAUSE WE CAN FINALLY FORK OUT SOME MONEY TO ACTUALLY SEE IT WITH IT FINALLY COMING TO OUR COUNTRY so I’ve been back to The Brick™️ in the meantime
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This chapter hurts so much. Éponine is the first to get a drawn-out death, and while it’s painful, it’s also moving that of all the characters, she’s the one who gets this kind of attention in her last moment. Having been ignored her whole life, she finally receives a moment of care, both from Marius and from Hugo, who gives the misérable the greatest focus in death.
And now that Marius is “awake,” he’s kind to her again! He tries to move her in a way that won’t hurt her so she can be saved! It’s too late for her, but it’s a sweet thought, and the return of Kind Marius is great.
Éponine’s reasoning is disturbing, just as Marius’ is. She, too, is desperate, and sees the barricade as a way of being close to the one person who’s shown her kindness in the only way that’s available to her: death. It’s brutal and harsh, but it’s also heartbreaking, because we see nothing in the novel to contradict her logic. Trying to get Marius killed is awful, but she’s right that she wouldn’t have seen another sign of affection from Marius outside of this tomb. The title of the chapter – “Death’s Agony after Life’s Agony” – underscores that there was no overall happiness in her life. Poverty forbade her that. Consequently, it’s hard to begrudge her this moment of joy because of Marius’ presence.
Unfortunately, it’s difficult to be happy with Marius around the Thénardiers for long, because he very quickly starts thinking about his debt from his father again, and the thought almost makes him leave Éponine’s side. At least he stays, but this just adds another layer of issues to his barricade mentality.
Her “sweetness” towards him is so sad, but I’m glad that she experienced something close to happiness. It’s just awful that this is as close as she got to that in her lifetime (and not even in her life! She asks Marius to kiss her forehead once she’s already dead, implying that joy can only come for her once she’s passed on).
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“Montparnasse had, in fact, encountered Éponine as she stood on the watch under the trees of the boulevard, and had led her off, preferring to play Némorin with the daughter rather than Schinderhannes with the father.”
Commission for @patron-minette!
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[id: a light brown userbox with a brown border and brown text that reads “this user loves éponine and thinks she deserves so much better.” on the left is an image of Lea Salonga’s Éponine from Les Misérables/end id]
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You should draw Eponine and Gavroche hanging out!!!
I love them
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lesbian Éponine honestly makes so much sense when you think about it, like, her attraction to Marius has MAJOR comphet energy and honestly, On My Own almost has more of a maladaptive daydreaming vibe than a love song vibe
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