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Les Misérables

by Victor Hugo

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Les Misérables Questions on Eponine

Les Misérables

In Les Misérables, sacrifice is intricately linked with love, as characters repeatedly give up their own happiness for the well-being of others. Jean Valjean sacrifices his freedom to care for...

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Eponine sacrifices her own feelings and ultimately her life for Marius, demonstrating her deep love. She conceals her affection to allow Marius to pursue Cosette, whom he loves, and feels content in...

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Gavroche goes to the Rue Saint-Denis barricades to support the Revolution and defend his poverty, later spying on other streets for Enjolras. Eponine joins the barricades both to fight and to be near...

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Les Misérables

In Les Misérables, Eponine's parents are the Thénardiers, the swindling innkeepers for whom Cosette is forced to work. Eponine initially resembles her parents in their immoral nature, but she is...

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Les Misérables

In Les Misérables, Éponine is in love with Marius Pontmercy.

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