Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Blog book review "Les Miserables"


The book "Les Miserables" is a work from the famous french author Victor Hugo.This book related the story of the man named Jean Valjean and the girl named cosette.the book was catualy presented in the chronological order.The story about Jean valjean who was just released form the prison and was looking for a place where to sleep. Because he had done violent robbery without result until he decided to knock the door of a cathedral where a woman opened the door and give him some coins to go and find somewhere to sleep.The bishop of the cathedral who was a priest welcomed Jean valjean and give him food and a room where to sleep.In the morning when Jean Valjean left the cathedral he stole the silver in the basket and run away,hour later he was back with the presence of three policemen who came to ask the bishop about the silver Jean Valjean had in his bag.The bishop told them that he actually give this selver to Jean Valjean because he did not need anymore and he even give him the rest of the things he left on the table .While he was walking a young boy drop his coin which went close to Jean Valjean foot.Jean valjean put his foot on the coins without listening the young boy criying. After many many tentatives the young boy gave up and went to explain his matter to his family. Days later Jean Valjean was researched because of the 5cent coins that he hided accidentally.
Cosette was a young girl who lived with her mather named Fantine who did not have a job and was looking for one.When she was walking she saw a woman outside with her two daugthers. Cosette's mother asked her if she can keep cosette durring her reseachs regarding job.Evantually the woman say yes to Cosette's mother but only if she pays for the service.Finally Cosette stayed with the woman, her mother promised her to come back.
The city of paris at that time was revolutionary and the man named fromhis real name Jean Valjean had another identity which was Monsieur Madeleine.He was an important person in france and th leader of the police did not like him because of his believes that Monsieur Madeleine was Jean Valjean,the man who was researched for many years now.
The visit of Jean Valjean to Fantine was unexpected, he saw Fantine who was sick laying on her bed desesprated because of her requests of getting her daugther Cosette back was always declined by the Thenardiers who was in charge of Cosette.She asked to Jeanvaljean to take care of her daugther Cosette in case something happens to her.Later Jean Valjean went to see the Thenardiers and took back Cosette and reconized her as his daugther. When the inspector discovered that Monsieur Madeleine was a impostor, Jean valjean took Cosette and run away in a other part of France and is at this same time that he kept his identity Monsieur Madeleine and adopted Cosette.
Jean Valjean spent many years hiding himself until he heard about the trial of a man that Javer the inspector of police identified as Jean valjean. Monsieur Madeleine the real Jean Valjean decided to show up and tell the truth so he can inocented the man seen as gulty.

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