#and Cosette as Hugo was writing her in 1848 was intended to be the extension of that progress!

[shitpostingfromthebarricade]

Hot take: by the time Hugo picked Les Mis back up in 1860 to finish it, I don't think he intended for Marius and Cosette's marriage to be a good or happy one.

#I just got home after being out of my house nearly fourteen hours #and it is past my bedtime with a very early start intended for tomorrow #but the gist of the argument is that Fantine was the best of us — the French empire under Bonaparte! #and Cosette as Hugo was writing her in 1848 was intended to be the extension of that progress! #and Marius in Bonapartism! #(and then you have the amis who are different levels of supporters of Robespierre and Babeuf and maybe even Lafayette a little) #different political philosophies and directions of taking France #and by 1860 when Hugo was picking up at Blotter Talks #he was fully aware that Actually returning to the Bonaparte line kinda sucked and so did that dick NIII #who forced Hugo to flee to England where he had to (gasp) listen to people speak God's imperfect middle child language English #and he was like ''actually Cosette marrying Marius isn't all it's cracked up to be #idk I'm probably missing a ton of crucial context and background that will easily swat down this theory #but as of 21.45 18 Oct 2022 GMT+8 or whatever that is my take #PLEASE feel free to provide more info #les mis #shitposting @ me #marius #marisette #cosette