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"Love each other dearly always. There is scarcely anything in the world but that: to love one another." pg. 333

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This questions the very foundations of the ideologies of the time, suggesting that perhaps the people who need things the most are the people who've fallen the furthest, versus the common theme at the time that those people were useless scum. And then, there's the grouping of all of the poor into into group, whilst they are one of the, if not the, most diverse social class in many ways (which also may say something about our society, but that's not what's being discussed). This is rather detrimental to society and its workings.

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I think this quote is referencing how JVJ has a criminal past, but also has a good heart. It is a constant struggle for him to do the right thing. The good and bad angels are “wrestling” and trying to define him kind or evil.

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The classic battle between good and evil. It appears everywhere, and Les Mis is no exception. Here, JVJ is having a sort of "man vs. self" moment that nicely parallels the "man vs. society" that is going on throughout Paris.

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This quote is saying that the people who have been dealt the harshest hand in life are often times labeled by people with better circumstances. However, whether they were born like that or have fallen from grace, isn’t it better to be kind to them rather than insult them for their troubles? After all, if you were in their shoes, wouldn’t you want to be treated kindly.

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This portrays the strength of the love JVJ had towards Cossette. After a period of darkness, he needed someone to show compassion to, which is why Cossette was introduced into his life. His love for her is expressed in this quote.

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This shows the love that completely engulfs JVJ’s character. And how this feeling is almost new to him, but it lights up his life

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This quote happens when JVJ is finally with Cosette. It portrays his complete adoration for he child. While she is too young to understand everything, she can know he loves him.

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JvJ is with Cosette. This quote means that JvJ is happy with the situation they are in and JvJ's love for Cosette has changed his persona making him happier. This relates to society because if you're with someone you care about it usually brightens up your mood and makes you happier or if you're with someone you don't like you can go from talking a lot to not talking at all.

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This quote talks about the revolution the book takes place in. JVJ is scared of what may come from it as it consists of two clashing forces who fight for dominance. Something of this magnitude could very possibly shake the foundation of the country, and JVJ is afraid that it will make his own life harder with its outcome.

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From an outsiders view point, someone can be mislabeled and judges based on what it appears to be. But we can never know someone’s true story until we walk in their shoes.

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The lower and upper class are conjoined as one, humanity. We are all human, despite the classes we are assigned to. Many lowerclassmen are classified by their socioeconomic status and not by the content of their character.

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This is talking

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This is relating to when JVJ met cosette for the first time. It is saying that all the negativity and pain in his life faded away when he met cosette. She was a light in his darkness. Love was a way to escape eyebrows pain.

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This quotes explains how JVJ felt so full of love and happiness because he loved Cosette. He took all the love he never shared throughout his life and projected it onto Cosette. This could represent how parents love their children. Parents have unconditional love for their children.

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This quote shows how much JVJ loves Cosette and how far he is willing to go for her. He loves her very much and it’s unlike anything he’s ever known.

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This is talking about how the low class and the poor are labled and compared to the people with the best lives. When these shouldn’t be compared because the people doing the best from the worst circumstances should really be the best.

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This quote expresses the revolution and rebellion that took place. The light must battle the dark for a single neutral, a peace.

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This describes JvJs feelings for Cosette that he has never had for anyone else. He now has someone in his life to look after and love that positively affects his character, where he must not fend only for himself but for another person.

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This quote highlights the cruelty of society towards its less fortunate members. It describes how people are labeled due to appearance. Society does not take into consideration what caused these individuals to fall into this state.

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“...’What is the matter with him?’ ‘Everything and nothing. He is a man who, to all appearance, has lost some dear friend. People die of that...” (Hugo 316)

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JVJ feared what the outcome of the revolution would be. As he feared for the future for Cosette and him

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This is referring to the revolution. It is saying that it is the corruption in the government and society that caused all the poverty. This relates to today because there is a lot of corrupted governments around the the world.

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This quote is saying how even when the socioeconomic standings may differ, we all are the same. I think it also is saying

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This quote is talking about JVJ and his love for Cosette. He was never shown compassion until he met her. This

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I think this quote is talking about how the poor were grouped into one general category. Their situations were not individual understood, but thrown together as just the dirty and miserable of France. Today this relates to how people don’t give money to homeless because they assume that everyone one of them will use it to buy drugs and alcohol. They are grouped into a generalized category even though it might not fit them.

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This quote is taking place during the "revolution." It talks about the two opposing forces against each other. It connects to society through its symbolism of "light" and "dark" and all the good and evil in the world.

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This quote is speaking of the rebellion and about the opposing sides. They speak of them as a good and a bad force fighting for all they beleive in.

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“The light of the candlesticks fell across Valjean; his white face looked up toward heaven.”

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This quote is saying how people in society should help each other and not bring each other down. When someone is at their lowest other people should be able to help them and get them back to a place where they can live comfortably.

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I think this quote is about the revolution. Hugo symbolizes this in this quote by talking about the light and dark battling.

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“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”

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“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”

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I think this is talking about how even those who are rich are just the same as thoughs who are poor. We often judge those with less and assume more about their character than we are willing to actually find out. There's a quite from The Great Gatsby that says,“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” I think this ties in perfectly with this quote and we could learn a valuable lesson from both these authors about less judging and labeling and more discovering and realizing we're all human one way or another.

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This means that a lot of people are struggling mentally and physically. This relates to today because people face a lot of a struggles and challenges. It can really affect how people actually act and think.

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I agree with Emma, I think this quote mentions that we ought to help one another learn and grow instead of being so caught up in labels, and prejudice.

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I think this is referencing charity and kindness towards the less fortunate. It is a critique to society. Shouldn’t the fortunate give he most when the poor are worse?

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This quote is connecting JVJ’s inner conflicts of good and bad to the revolution in France. JVJ was struggling to decide whether to follow good or bad, just like how the two sides of the revolution were viewed as good or bad and the people were unsure of what to follow. I think this applies today because even us as humans have to make little choices that may be seen as positive or negative and cause us to weigh our options.

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This quote explain how people are put into labels like upper and lower class. You can not truly know a person or what they are going through till you get to know them and hear their story. Today people still put each other in boxes with labels without even knowing them.

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This quote compares JVJ to the city of Paris, for both have certain classified appearances. However, the former criminal has a story to himself that husband surroundings may not recognize. JVJ has good in his heart, but it is misinterpreted due to his label.

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During this time, Marius is living in poverty and refusing aid. This quote compares words and involves the title "Les Miserables" into the book. By also saying "is it not when the fall is the lowest that the charity is the greatest" shows that society is not perfect and sometimes one force must balance out another.

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This is explaining that the lower class is commonly looked at to be miserable and poor qualities based on the circumstances. We are mislead to belief these labels society has created where we don’t even know their stories and background.

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This may be referring to charity to poor. I think it is a critique to society. It is calling the fortunate to be more giving when the less fortunate are at their lowest points.

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The quote is referencing the revolution between the social classes. JVJ and the city of Paris is nervous about what the outcome will be. The “dark” and the “light” fighting each other for what they believe in. (The rich and the poor)

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This quote is taking place during the rebellion. Everyone has a conflict of good and evil within themselves they all have things that they are conflicted about.

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I can’t figure out how to scroll up without exiting out of the “tab” so if someone else did this quote I apologize- “ ‘You know that we are going to die’ “ (259)

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“When Javert was gone, Jean Valjean fired a pistol in the air. Then he re-entered the barricade and said: ‘It is done.’” Pg 264

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" This was the second white vision he had seen. The bishop had caused the dawn of virtue on his horizon; Cosette had evoked then dawn of love" (Hugo 109).

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“ I really needed to see Cosette a little while from time to time. A heart does want a bone to gnaw” (pg 328).

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“The darkness thickend about Jean Valjean. He none the less continued to advance, gripping in the obscurity. This obscurity suddenly became terrible.” Pg. 271

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JvJ is concerned about the fate of himself and of Paris. He and Paris are both going through struggles that may not lead to a good outcome.

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The angels the quote was referring to (light and dark) could be the opposing viewpoints of the “Mini” revolution

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I’m not entirely sure but I think this means that when something happens we should all band together. And maybe that people come together when in need despite differences

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“Cosette and Marius fell on their knees, overwhelmed, choked with tears, each grasping one of Jean Valjean’s hands. Those august hands moved no more.” (Pg. 333)

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"He was no longer pale, he was livid. There were no longer tears in his eyes, but a sort of tragical flame" p. 307

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“He gazed at her. She was adorably beautiful. But what he looked upon with that deep look, was not her beauty but her soul.” (Hugo 310)

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I think the quote is saying that no matter if you are rich or poor you can still be considered Les Misérables. Every person has their own struggles that they go through. In the book we saw a variety of people trying to find where they belong and how to fix their mistakes.

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This quote describes everyones struggle, especially JVJs, throughout the revolution. Everyone made sacrifices and risked realtionships. The angels also ties in with the modern day imagery of the devil and angel on your shoulder.

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“There was no longer tears in his eyes, but sort of tragical flames”

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“On a level with a fugitive from justice, and to pay him for one service with another service; to allow him to say: “Go away,” and to say to him in turn: “Be free;””

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“Then his vulnerable white head fell upon the bed, this old stoical heart broke, his face was swallowed up, so to speak, in Cosette’s garnets, and anybody who had passed along the staircase at the moment, would have heard fearful sobs.” Pag 299

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“All courage, all virtue, all heroism, all sanctity, he has it all, Cosette, that man is an angel!”

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"God thought as you and I did, and he has not changed his mind; it is best that I should go away. Death is a good arrangement. God know better than we do what we need."