Cosette and Valjean running from Javert and other officers. Volume 2, Book 5, Chapter 2.
Clips from <Il cuore di Cosette>.
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Hi Javert ! Have you met Monsieur Fauchelevent daughter, Cosette yet ?
I’ve met her.
She seems… pleasant.
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The one, in which Valjean finds himself ensnared. But before that, he navigates instinctively through the fictional neighbourhood of the Petit-Picpus. Yes, this convent never existed, as hinted by Hugo: “Le Petit-Picpus, which, moreover, hardly ever had any existence.” Keep this in mind while delving into the convent digression. Hugo indulges in fantasy when describing the convent.
Meanwhile, Valjean's movements, in a desperate attempt to evade capture, echo his instinctive navigation through the sewers. There, as here, some paths lead to danger while others lead to freedom. Cosette's presence hinders him; though tired, she doesn't complain, simply walking slowly or sitting silently in his arms. He picks her up and sets her down as needed—a tender act from this caring old man (though it evokes the joke about a drug addict and a baby elephant.)
Then, Valjean realizes he's been trapped when he spots a black figure 'lying in wait for him' ahead. Javert is portrayed as devilishly predictive and knowledgeable about the labyrinth of Paris streets, somehow anticipating Valjean's route and positioning his men accordingly. Javert himself pursues Valjean, moving 'in the distant darkness.' Spooky! Valjean faces an impossible dilemma: 'to advance was to fall into this man’s hands; to retreat was to fling himself into Javert’s arms.' So, he simply raises his eyes towards heaven.
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200 years ago today, on Christmas Eve 1823, Jean Valjean and little Cosette found each other
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Merry Christmas the lesmis fandom!
AnD THiS ChrIsTMaS IS LITERALLY the 200th Anniversary of
VALJEAN-TAKING-COSETTE-FROM-THE-THENARDIERS (1823-2023) !!!
hooray!!!
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The REAL reason Les Mis is a great book is because it has the duality of you being able to randomly open it to any page and find the most beautiful-soul-crushing-poetic-timeless-eye-opening sentence ever
but also Victor Hugo consciously chose to make every single character is the lamest most socially inept mess and awkward crazy dork you've ever seen and it's great.
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Carlo Chiostri Valjean Teaches Cosette to Read
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