Les Miserables

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Lee Seung Min

Monday 11 - 13

Les Miserables

Fantine is young and beautiful. She fell in love with a man in paris but Fantine had no family and money. Her love is just short. Fantine had a little girl called Cosette. Fantine had a daughter but no husband, so she couldn’t work anywhere. She had to work for her daughter. She was obliged to leave Cosette with Monsieur and Madame Thenardier. Fantine worked hard and she sent money for her daughter but that money used for Thenardier’s daughter. To make matters worse, Fantine lost her job. After then Thenardier demanded more money so Fantine cut off her hair and sent money for Cosette. In winter she was afflicted with one man. Then she hit man’s face for mistake. Because of this, she nearly go to prison for six month but she got bad condition and she was taken to the hospital by Monsieur Madeleine. Fantine wanted to see Cosette. She asked to Monsieur Madeleine bring to her daughter but Javert interrupted them. Fantine wailed and requested again to Monsieur Madeleine, take care of her daughter, Cosette. After then, she was dead.

Poor Fantine’s life was very sad. I think the only time she was happy was when she was young and fell in love with someone. I think the experience that changed Fantine’s life occurred when she had Cosette. Without husband with child was very trivial. For example, chapter 2, on page 7, line 5 says “Fantine has a child but no husband and a woman without a husband is nothing.” Fantine had to work for her daughter, but it was hard to get a job. For example, chapter 2, on page 7, line 13 says “There’s no work here for a woman like you.” Fantine had to send to money for her daughter so she worked hard everyday. We can see this part on chapter 2, on page 8 to 9. Later Fantine’s health got worse. She didn’t see Cosette for last time, finally Fantine was dead. I think Fantine is a very, very poor woman. If she didn’t have Cosette, she didn’t have to work and didn’t get worse health. If she had a husband, she may have lived a happy life. So, I think Fantine had Cosette without husband is the experience that changed her life.

I think this book is very educational. In this book, there are many characters - helpful person Jean Valjean, poor woman Fantine, bad person Jarvert and somebody else. I think this story is similar in this time. Actually this moment is better than book’s moment but not much different. In this time some people attack woman who has child without husband like Fantine and poor people like Jean Valjean. I think there are many people like Javert today. The other way there are many people like Jean Valjean too. The thing what I want to say, we try to become person like Jean Valjean. It doesn’t mean steal someone’s. It means help poor people. Of course, it will be very hard, but we must try at least. After we do that, it makes a much better society.