The writer Victor Hugo was an old-fashioned and modest man. In a manner of behavior, he was somewhat reminiscent of Zinovy Gerdt. A visible transformation took place with him when he defended his convictions, expressed in oratorical pathos, personal courage. We will be glad, dear readers, if you yourself want to pick up this book after today's familiarization with the modest attempt of the author of the article to outline the novel “Les Miserables”.
Hugo stood out even among the dynamic and determined French: he was called the Banner of the Revolution. He was a staunch opponent of human violence and an ardent supporter of the abolition of the death penalty. The compatriots, discussing the novel, forged in the crucible of the writer’s thoughts, feelings and beliefs, agreed on one thing: such a powerful ideological weapon against violence against humans has never happened. Victor Hugo's Les Miserables inspired and creatively wrote.
A brief summary of the epic novel at the beginning of the plot brings two completely different people: the convict Jean Valjean, who served the sentence, and the bishop of the city of Dinh, Charles Mariel, who sheltered and fed the destitute. Jean hates everything. He is convinced that the world is unfair. He was convicted of stealing the bread he had taken to feed his hungry children. Taking advantage of his stay in a wealthy house and noticing where the bishop stores silver cutlery, the convict immediately steals them. Zhana is detained by the police, leads to the bishop, but he not only removes the charge from the detainee, but, sending the policemen, gives him in addition to the stolen pair of silver candlesticks he had not noticed before. Such an almost biblical story begins the story of Hugo “Les Miserables”. The summary of the book must not miss this moment of truth, the meeting that shocked Jean Valjean and, changing his inner world, caused a desire to serve the Good. However, leaving the bishop’s house, while still in a twilight state of consciousness, he took the money from a boy he met out of habit. Almost immediately, the convict realizes what he has done, repents, but it is impossible to return the money - the boy immediately ran away.
Jean Valjean begins to build a new life for himself.
Assigning a strange name - Madeleine, organizes the factory production of black glass products. His business is going uphill, and he, the owner of the enterprise that has benefited the city, becomes its mayor. Despite the universal recognition and award - the Order of the Legion of Honor - Madeleine is inherent in modesty and humanity. What further dynamics does the book “Les Miserables” contain? The summary of Hugo is further set forth with the involvement of a character - the carrier of intrigue, this is Valjean's ideological apologist - police agent Javert. It is paradoxical that, executing the hateful paragraphs, he acts with a clear conscience, identifying the Law and the Good in his mind. Like a real operative, Javert, suspecting the mayor, informs him innocently of the trial of the allegedly convicted convict Jean Valjean (who is actually convicting the innocent Mr. Chanmatier) on charges of robbing a boy.
Madeline, as a worthy man, arrives in court and confesses that in reality he is Jean Valjean, demanding the release of the accused. A person who confesses a court decision receives an excessively harsh punishment - life work in galleys. Having staged his death in the depths of the sea, Valjean appears to correct his sin. By his decision as mayor, the illegitimate girl Cosette after the death of her mother fell into the family of innkeepers Tenardieu, who discriminated against her in every possible way. Valjean takes the girl, becomes her adoptive father and takes care of her. After all, in the end, love and care are the essence of the novel “Les Miserables”. Summary (Hugo) - confirmation of this. The watchful Javert also arranges a night raid here on Valjean. However, the fate of the sufferers is supportive, they manage to hide and find shelter at the monastery: Cosette studies at a boarding school, and Jean works as a gardener.
A young bourgeois, Marius Ponmersi, falls in love with a girl. However, the vindictive Tenardier negotiates with the bandits to rob and let the old man through the world. Marius finds out about this and calls for help from the police.
None other than Inspector Javert, detaining bandits, comes to help by chance. But Valjean himself has time to hide. Paris is embracing a revolution. By this time, Cosette is getting married to Marius. Valjean admits to his son-in-law that he is a convict, and he distances himself from his father-in-law, considering him a criminal. Barricades are being built on the
streets of Paris , local street battles are underway. Marius defends one of them. He and his comrades captivate a disguised police bloodhound - Javert. But the arriving noble Jean Valjean liberates him. Government forces defeat the rebels. Former convict takes wounded son-in-law out of the fire. In Javert, human feelings awaken and he lets Valjean go. But, breaking the law, he comes into conflict with himself, ending his life with suicide.
Meanwhile, Jean is old, and life begins to freeze in him. He, not wanting to compromise Cosette, comes to her less and less, fading away. At this time, conscience wakes up in the villain Tenardieu, and he informs Marius that his father-in-law is not at all a thief and not a murderer, but a decent person. Marius and Cosette come to
Jean Valjean, apologizing for the unfair suspicions. He dies happy. This is how the summary for the epic novel Les Miserables ends. Hugo sincerely believed (and made others believe) that the coming eras would be marked by Christian values, the internal struggle in every person of the animal and the immortal. The great humanist believed that the key to the future of mankind is in realizing the value of every life.
The heroes of Victor Hugo are convinced romantics, strong spiritually, possessing an “inner core”, opposing lies, injustice, cruelty with their exploits and martyrdom.
French respect for Victor Hugo was clearly manifested in parting with a brilliant writer: June 1, 1885, the French Parliament announced a nationwide funeral. 800 thousand Frenchmen were directly present at them. After his death, he served the unification of the nation!
It remains only to agree with the words of a short farewell word that people, as spring water, will always turn to the works of the "old utopian", which makes their hearts "flutter".