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Deep Analysis of Les Misérables: The ABC Society (Pt.3: Pages 555-701) (Patreon)

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2021-11-19 14:50:52
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Today we're deep-diving into the history of the French Revolution.

We're talking about Robespierre, the Reign of Terror, The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, and the climate of fear and violence at the end of the 18th Century.

And, of course, we'll be talking about Marius, the ABC Society, the Patron-Minette, Éponine, Cosette, Jean Valjean, and Javert too.

Video Timestamps:

  • 0:00 meeting the ABC Society (& Patron-Minette)
  • 8:30 Marius struggling with his ideals
  • 14:00 Hugo's view of "les misérables"
  • 17:45 "the real threat to society is darkness"
  • 19:50 Éponine, emissary of the underworld
  • 25:30 idealism distorting history 
  • 29:50 Marius falling in love with Cosette 
  • 36:50 Vico, Emerson, Joyce, and Hugo on history
  • 39:00 Robespierre and the Reign of Terror 
  • 42:00 "virtue combined with terror"
  • 46:00 The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
  • 49:00 what happened during the French Revolution?
  • 51:00 tyranny vs anarchy 
  • 53:00 the problem with creating a climate of fear
  • 54:00 the template of the French Revolution
  • 55:30 questions for you 

Questions to Consider:

1) Victor Hugo loves delaying character revelation. He does this continuously with Jean Valjean, Javert, and other characters. What is the effect of this?

2) Is painting evil more fun than virtue? Why? 

Happy reading, everybody!

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Deep Analysis of Les Misérables: The ABC Society (Pt.3: Pages 555-701)

0:00 meeting the ABC Society (& Patron-Minette) 8:30 Marius struggling with his ideals 14:00 Hugo's view of "les misérables" 17:45 "the real threat to society is darkness" 19:50 Éponine, emissary of the underworld 25:30 idealism distorting history 29:50 Marius falling in love with Cosette 36:50 Vico, Emerson, Joyce, and Hugo on history 39:00 Robespierre and the Reign of Terror 42:00 "virtue combined with terror" 46:00 The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen 49:00 what happened during the French Revolution? 51:00 tyranny vs anarchy 53:00 the problem with creating a climate of fear 54:00 the template of the French Revolution 55:30 questions for you

Comments

Florian Pesantes

What a firework this lecture is. My head‘s spinning.

Jonathon Glover

I think the exploration of evil in an individual is one of the great thrills in art. Some of our most memorable characters fit into this mould. Iago, Hanibal Lector, Judge Holden, the Joker etc. we love to peer over the abyss and postulate what may be hidden in the depths. However, I think that evil manifested through collective institutions are the ones that haunt us the most. 1984, Handmaid’s Tale, Brave New World are speculative fiction that stick with us as they explore the evil found in institutions that rob us of our humanity. For Hugo, we can see that France are stuck in political system that breeds inequality and leads to wretchedness. I was taken by the following extract as it captures what debt does to an individual. And we now live in a world that is dominated by debt, a culture that is manipulated by corporations that actively try to enslave us. Haunting when you think of the scale of evil they work at. Give me Anton Chigurh over CitiBank any day of the week. “It is the same with wretchedness as with everything else. It ends by becoming bearable. It finally assumes a form, and adjusts itself. One vegetates, that is to say, one develops in a certain meagre fashion, which is, however, sufficient for life. This is the mode in which the existence of [insert name here] was arranged… A debt was, to him, the beginning of slavery. He even said to himself, that a creditor is worse than a master; for the master possesses only your person, a creditor possesses your dignity and can administer to it a box on the ear.”