Summary and synopsis of Hugo's Les Misérables ㈤ Part V: Jean Valjean
Les Miserables.is Victor Hugo's masterpiece, published in 1862.
This time I read the Shinchosha edition of "Les Miserables" translated by Saku Sato.
In this issue, we will introduce the fifth volume of the five-volume "Les Misérables.
We will look at the synopsis on the back cover as soon as possible.
On June 5, 1832, the republicans in Paris rose up in unison to wage urban warfare. The Parisian republicans rose up in unison on June 5, 1832, and engaged in urban warfare, including Marius, who was wounded, and Jean, who was helping him. Cosette and Marijus eventually marry, and Jean tells Marijus his surname and they live apart, but when Cosette disappears, Jean declines in mind and body, and is already on his deathbed when they arrive. ......
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Finally, "Les Miserables" is reaching its climax.
Continuing from Volume 4, the stage is set for a barricade battle.
The battle enters its final phase and comes to a tragic end.
Now, before the final battle takes place, Jean Valjean sneaks into the barricade to save Cosette's lover, Marijus.
Jean Valjean wanted Marijus to die in the battle of the barricades because of the pain of possibly losing his beloved Cosette, but he was still a good man. He goes to the barricade to prevent Marijus from dying.
Jean Valjean infiltrated the barricade.
Received by the Republicans and defending them from enemy attacks, Jean Valjean quickly gained their trust.
And it is here that you will be reunited with an unexpected man.
It was his nemesis, Javert.
Jevère had infiltrated the barricade as a spy, but his identity was discovered and he was detained.
Jean Valjean asks to be entrusted with his execution.
Jean Valjean, who had gained his trust, was recognized for it and left the place with Javert.
Javert is prepared to be killed. For if he dies, Jean Valjean will be free forever, and there will be no one to pursue him.
But instead of killing him, Jean Valjean cuts the noose with a knife and sets him free. He even gives him his address and tells him, "If I ever get out of here, that's where I'll be.
Javert thought he was the one to be avenged and killed by him.
But instead of revenge, he lets himself go and even asks to be captured.
Javert panics.
Until now, Javert has always referred to Jean Valjean as "you".
But as he left, he subconsciously blurted out, "You bother me," and he could no longer call me "you.
This was an impossible change of heart for Javert. We will talk more about this later.
Now, the battle for the barricades is finally coming to an end.
The barricades were breached by a fierce attack on the part of the police, and the republicans finally met their end in spite of their valiant resistance.
Mariyus is also injured and loses consciousness.
Jean Valjean carries him on his back and manages to escape. If he stays here, he will be killed by everyone.
He finds his way to the sewers just in time and escapes into them.
The sewers of Paris are so huge and intricate that Hugo described them as the "guts of a giant beast.
Jean Valjean, with Marius on his back, wanders through the "Gut of the Beast" to escape. This adventure in the pitch-dark sewers is another tense scene that makes one's hands sweat. It shows the indomitable spirit of Jean Valjean and the strength of his heroic body.
Here, too, there were dramatic encounters, including an unexpected encounter with Thénardier, and a dizzying turn of events in which we thought we had managed to escape, only to face Javert once again.
This is where the final battle between Jean Valjean and Javert takes place.
But it is only an exchange of words, and for Javert, it is a shock to him that shakes his very existence, or even brings it all crashing down.
Jean Valjean and Marijus returned safely, and Cosette and Marijus would later marry.
Jean Valjean, thinking this was all over and done with, tells Marijus that he was a convict and that he had escaped from prison, and then backs out, leaving him to struggle with the pain of having lost Cosette.
Jean Valjean feared that his past would become a burden to both of them.
Marijus knows very little about Jean Valjean. She does not even know that he saved her from the barricades.
Marijus thought of Jean Valjean as nothing more than a suspicious old man.
How will this misunderstanding be resolved? And what will happen to Jean Valjean in the end? The story thus comes to a finale.
Thoughts - From a Dostoevskyian Perspective
Finally, the long-running "Les Miserables" is coming to its finale.
The highlight of this volume is, first and foremost, the final attack and defense of the barricades.
It is heartwarming to see these young people risking their lives to fight for the justice they believe in.
And from there, Jean Valjean trudges through the sewers of Paris with the injured Marijus on his back.
The scene in which the viewers continued to run away from their pursuers in the dark underground labyrinth, not knowing what was about to happen, gave an unusual sense of realism and tension.
Also, the best scene in my mind is the one where Javert can no longer call Jean Valjean "you".
Something decisive changed in Javert.
It is reminiscent of the scene in the first volume where Jean Valjean's life changed forever when he met Bishop Miriel.
Javert feels the principles that have sustained him all his life disintegrate.
The absoluteness of the law he believed in is shaken, and Javert is terrified by the great power of goodness of the sinner, Jean Valjean.
He despairs of the conflict and takes his own life.
Javert's inner battle is painstakingly described by Hugo. This is a very serious matter for those of us who have been witnessing the battle between Jean Valjean and Javert for five volumes.
Who was this man Javert, portrayed as a bloodless villain who wanted to capture the good Jean Valjean?
What did Hugo want to say through Javert?
I believe Javert is the other protagonist of "Les Miserables". Torn between good and evil, and a heart that is destroyed because it was martyred for its own convictions. I think this is a similar problem to that of Dostoevsky.
For more information about Javelle, see the following articles'Javert is the other protagonist of "Les Misérables." Consider the lovable villain Javert."I will talk about it again in the following section, so please take a look at this article as well.
Javert is the most memorable character in Les Miserables. There are not that many scenes in which he appears, but his brilliance in the fifth volume was exceptional.
Now, I have finished reading all of "Les Miserables".
It is a pleasant feeling of fullness, of having tasted the most delicious food to one's heart's content.
I am filled with a feeling of wanting to congratulate Jean Valjean for all the hard work he has been fighting for all these years.
There is salvation in this story. I feel better after reading it.
Indeed, this production, as the title of "Les Miserables" suggests, depicts many "miserable people". Fancine is the best example.
But in this world that produces such miserable people, people like Jean Valjean continue to fight. There are noble and good people like Bishop Miriel. And their power of goodness will be passed on to the next generation.
These sublime good human powers and ideals are depicted in this work.
I am glad Dostoevsky liked this work!
The world has a strong image of Dostoevsky as a dark writer who portrays the blackness of human beings.
But his favorite work is "Les Miserables," which is full of light.
I believe that this fact will always have some influence when we come face to face with Dostoevsky's works.
The above is a synopsis of "Part V: Jean Valjean" and my impression - a moving climax! Thank God Dostoevsky liked the Remisée!" The following is a summary of "Part V: Jean Valjean" and my impressions of it.
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