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Les Misérables

by Victor Hugo

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What are five social problems presented in Les Misérables by Victor Hugo?
What is the rising action, climax, and resolution of Les Misérables?
How old is Cosette in Les Misérables?
Where and when is Les Misérables set?
Who is General Lamarque in Les Misérables?
What does the elephant symbolize in Les Misérables?
In Hugo's Les Misérables, what does the inscription on Jean Valjean's gravestone signify in relation to the novel?
What is the cause of Fantine's death in Les Misérables?
What events occur around the song "On My Own" in Les Misérables?
What is the significance of the title Les Misérables?
Why doesn't Jean Valjean kill Javert in Les Misérables?
How did Jean Valjean break his parole in Les Misérables?
Why did Jean Valjean steal bread in Les Misérables?
What is the innkeeper's name in Les Misérables?
Who is M. Javert, how does he discover Valjean's true identity, and what are the results?
What are ten to fifteen major events in Les Misérables?
What is Victor Hugo's purpose in writing Les Misérables?
What did Eponine and Cosette sacrifice for Marius, showing their love for him?
Why does Fantine leave Cosette and why do the Thénardiers accept her?
What does Jean Valjean do with Cosette's clothes and the priest's candlesticks in Les Misérables?
What revolution is Les Misérables based on?
Why did the bishop give Valjean two candlesticks in Les Miserables?
Why do Gavroche, Jean Valjean, and Eponine go to the Rue Saint-Denis barricades?
Who said, "Promise to kiss me on the forehead when I am dead. I shall feel it," in Les Misérables?
How many times did Jean Valjean attempt to escape?
Who is Marius's best friend in Les Misérables?
What is the significance of children in Les Misérables?
Can parallels be drawn between Jean Valjean from Les Misérables and Jesus Christ?
What do the candlesticks symbolize in Les Misérables?
Les Misérables and its analysis of the social issues of its time
What prompted Jean Valjean to leave the Rue Plumet in Les Misérables?
Who is pursuing Jean Valjean in Les Misérables?
The implications of Javert’s suicide on the centrality of Christianity in Les Misérables
How old is the character Gavroche in Les Misérables?
In Les Misérables, why does Jean Valjean ask Cosette to forgive the Thenardiers?
How do Valjean's and Javert's differing perspectives influence their behaviors in Les Misérables?
What is Jean Valjean's moral dilemma the night he stays with the bishop in Les Misérables?
How does social injustice in Les Misérables relate to the title?
How are Jean Valjean and Fantine similar and different in Les Misérables?
Why does Javert ask the mayor to dismiss him in Les Misérables?
How do the characters of Bishop of Digne and Jean Valjean contrast in Les Misérables?
How do Valjean, Cosette, and Thenardier deal with poverty in Les Misérables?
What is the social relevance of Les Misérables?
Who is Eponine in love with in Les Misérables?
What are some important life lessons and quotes in the abridged version of Les Misérables?
The relationship between sacrifice and love in Les Misérables
What is the importance of social injustices faced by Fantine in Les Misérables?
Why does Marius refuse money and leave his grandfather's home in Les Misérables?
In Les Misérables, why doesn't Marius live with his father, Georges Pontmercy?
What is the historical setting in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, and its significance to the themes?