its a hard book to get through but you will be a better reader and have a better understanding of the novel as a whole if you read it at least the first time you go through Les Miserables. Skipping the Waterloo section of Les Misérables is like skipping the Grand Inquisitor section of Karamazov.
What is the relationship between Marius and his grandfather?
| Marius Pontmercy | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Les Amis de l’ABC (Friends of the ABC) |
| Family | Colonel Georges Pontmercy (father) Monsieur Gillenormand (maternal grandfather) Mademoiselle Gillenormand (maternal half-aunt) |
| Spouse | Cosette |
| Relatives | Jean Valjean (adoptive father-in-law) Fantine (mother-in-law) Félix Tholomyès (father-in-law) |
What is the Orion in Les Mis?
The narrator directs our attention to a newspaper article about the Orion, a warship docked in Toulon. In November 1823, a sailor on the Orion falls off one the ship’s masts, barely catching hold of a footrope.
What object does Valjean forget as he leaves Monseigner Bishop Bienvenu’s house in the middle of the night?
L: What object does Valjean “forget” as he leaves Monseigner [Bishop] Bienvenu’s house in the middle of the night? He took the silverware but “forgot” the two silver candlesticks.
Is Les Mis longer than War and Peace?
At over 1400 pages long, War and Peace is a veritable mammoth, and Les Misérables isn’t actually very far behind.
Why does Marius leave his grandfather’s house?
Marius rejects his grandfather and his money because his grandfather allowed him to have a negative opinion of his father and kept them apart by threatening to disinherit Marius otherwise. After Marius’s mother died, his grandfather put his father in a tough position.
What type of character is Cosette?
COSETTE is the beautiful daughter of Fantine. She is strong willed and loving. She is an intelligent, inquiring, personable girl.
What did Jean Valjean do once he was in the bishops bedroom?
He gave him cold pie, bottle of wine and some bread. He also gave him bed to sleep.
