Jean Valjean´s feelings toward Marius goes from hatred to love in the time that he knows him. At first Jean was angered with Marius because he could see that Cosette and Marius were taking a liking into each other. This angered Jean Valjean because he was afraid that he was going to lose his daughter Cosette which would be devastating for him. Jean Valjean began to realize that Cosette was unhappy without Marius which I believe is the reason he decided to save Marius by taking him through the sewers from when he was wounded from being in the barricades. After saving him and taking him to his grandfather's house Marius slowly recovers. Once he is back at full strength Marius and Cosette get married and Jean Valjean love them both as his children and he dies peacefully know they are taken care of. …show more content…
In the beginning of the story after Jean leaves the galleys he stays at the bishop´s who is the only person that would allow him to stay. I think these candles are a great importance to Jean because they reminded him to be a good person. When Jean Valjean gets caught stealing the bishop's silver the bishop lies and says he gave that to Jean along with the candles. The bishop told him to use the money for good. Throughout the whole book I think this really impacted Jean in the rest of his life because he used it to push him to good. In the end of the book as Jean Valjean´s time is here they ask him if he wants a priest. He tells them he already has one which he is talking about the Bishop. He believes the bishop was a witness of his death. The bishop and his candles impacted Jean Valjean in a great positive
Besides the sole proprietorship after reading I learned about three basic types of business organizations known as limited liability (LLC), partnership, and corporation. Sole proprietorship is a “business owned and operated by a single person. The business has no separate legal existence from its owner.” (Rogers, 2012) In the textbook it said “Partnership is an association of two or more competent persons to carry on a business as co-owners for profit. The business itself is not a legal entity.” (Rogers, 2012) The law says competent means a partner having contractual capacity and a partnership where each partners simultaneously a principle and agent. You can partner up with a minor but be wise to emancipation or be cautions because minors can void partnership agreements. Partners of a business are owners and managers automatically unless specified otherwise by partners but according to the law they presume equal rights. “Note that while there can be unprofitable partnerships, there is no such thing as a nonprofit partnership. The partners must intend to make a profit.” (Rogers, 2012)
* The first post-war period (1945-1975) witnessed strong economic growth and gradual increase in globalization under the Bretton Woods institutions. What do we mean by “the Bretton Woods institutions” (Background Brief: Bretton Woods Institutions)? What role did the US play in setting up these institutions and what were its motives?
He saved his life from sin and gave it back to him. Valjean had been reformed, he no longer was the man the nineteen-years in prison had made him. He becomes successful and he becomes giving, but somehow Javert crawls his way back into Valjeans life. Javert’s new role as the chief inspector in Valjean’s town brings almost brings Valjean to his knees. Their encounters are short and brief yet Javert never forgot Valjean. His suspicions begin to grow about who this mayor really is. Javert speaks with Valjean saying, “Reform is a discarded fantasy” (IMBd, n.d. 1998). He is telling Valjean that once a criminal always a criminal. A wolf can dress in sheep’s clothing, but a wolf is still a wolf. Javert is speaking to Valjean at this point, not the man who everyone else thinks he is. Javet knows Mayor Madelien is Valjean and leaves him saying, “Those who follow the path of the righteous shall have their reward” (IMBd, n.d.). Javet knows so little, his narrow minded view doesn’t allow him to see more. He is so determined on what he sees as being right he cannot see the transformation that has taken place in Valjeans life. This again puts Valjean on the run, right back to where he began, and Javert will not rest, will not let it go. Justice must be met and Valjean must meet his maker. As the novel proceeds further Javert has Valjean cornered in alley. He
Metamorphosis, written by Franz Kafka, is a novelette detailing the life of a young man named Gregor and his family, which include his sister, Grete, and his parents. Gregor is a traveling salesman who has an overbearing manager and extremely long hours. He is unhappy with his job due to these circumstances and the fact that he is not able to make any friends. One morning Gregor wakes up and is suddenly a beetle instead of a normal human. The life of everyone in the household is flipped upside down. Even though the story does not have a traditional happy ending, the growth and moral reconciliation of the family due to Gregor’s transformation demonstrate the continuation of a fulfilling, prosperous life.
Jean Valjean's initial character, found in Victor Hugo's turn of the century novel Les Miserables, is the result of a poor and broken society; he saw no other option but to steal bread to support his family. He went to prison as a kind, thoughtful, and devoted man, but left full of hopelessness, anger, and fear, becoming accustomed to only doing what was necessary to survive, leaving him with virtually no self-respect. After his encounter with the bishop, he developed into a sage and altruistic man. There are many examples of Valjean's heroism, perhaps spurred subconsciously by love and a sense of personal debt. Several of his selfless acts are highlighted with tragedy, conceivably accentuating the reader's connection with the storyline. The
“Life is a struggle. Life will throw curveballs at you, it will humble you, it will attempt to break you down. And just when you think things are starting to look up, life will smack you back down with ruthless indifference.” Jean Valjean is the strongest character in the book Les Miserables by Victor Hugo and movie because he was able to find a purpose for himself. He was selfless when it came to Cosette, but his relationship with Cosette was also selfish.
At some point in our lives, we encounter obstacles, problems and big changes in the way we live our lives. Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis” tells the story of Gregor Samsa had not only undergone a big transformation physically, but also emotionally and mentally as an insect. Reading behind the lines uncovers hidden meanings, imagery, and symbols that may seem inconspicuous to a normal reader. As this literature may be understood through the lines, and texts that blend in the story. Throughout The Metamorphosis, symbols, imagery, and settings are used to develop Kafka’s messages. In the light of this, it may be said that no matter how simple this novel may seem, it can cover extensive imagery and symbols that comprises its true identity and
One major difference Apuleius makes in his depiction of Psyche is that he places a premise in her original encounter with Cupid – she is not allowed to know his identity nor to see his face. The sequence of Psyche’s acquaintance with her lover, in fact, plays quite an important role in the story. People often say that, “To see is to believe.” However, it is not always the case. Under the circumstance of love, what one sees will be highly deceptive, as it is human nature that one will prefer individuals with charming faces or distinguished reputations and thus more easily fall victim to his/her biased judgement. As illustrated by the misery of Echo in Ovid’s Metamorphosis, her love for Narcissus bases so much on his outstanding
“Forget not, never forget that you have promised me to use this silver to become an honest man” (33). Even though Valjean does not recall this promise, he seals it by taking not only the silver but the two candlesticks as well. After Valjean gets wealthier, he sells all his possessions of value except for the two candlesticks that the bishop has given him. “It was a room very well fitted with mahogany furniture, ugly as all furniture of that kind is, and the walls covered with shilling paper. They could see nothing but two candlesticks of antique form that stood on the mantle, and appeared to be silver” (54). The constant presence of the candlesticks reminds Valjean of the bishop and what he has done for him. “He felt the bishop was there, that the bishop was present all the more that he was dead…” (75). The candlesticks are meaningful and important to Valjean, which makes these objects symbolic. The candlesticks have an even deeper meaning than anything else, because the bishop gives them to Valjean as a symbol for change and the promise he makes but never recalls.
Victor Hugo very obviously illustrates Jean Valjean’s internal turmoil in the opening of the novel. He is constantly battling with himself. For instance, take when Javert apologizes to Monsieur Madeleine [Jean Valjean] for assuming that he was a “former convict” (Hugo 80 emphasis added), and then further goes on to explain to Monsieur that “the real Jean Valjean has been found…the rogue was caged” (81). Jean Valjean is shocked and at that moment, he decides not to reveal himself to Javert and goes home with a question in his mind. Should he be truthful and spare this innocent man’s life or should he continue to act unaware and continue to lie about who he is and live with the fact that an innocent man was wrongfully accused? “His sense of justice cannot bear to see an innocent man go to jail in his stead” (Harper 1) but if he were to do right, he would be revealing himself, losing all the work he had put in to redeem himself and would most definitely end up back in the galleys. Similar to Valjean, we are always going back and forth between our perceptions of what is right or wrong, what is good or evil, and what is just or unjust. In the novel, after speaking to Javert, he locks himself in his home “bolts his door… [attempting to barricade] himself against all possibilities of being left alone with “his conscience” (Hugo 87). One’s conscience drives one’s thoughts and decisions. At
The Metamorphosis by Kafka is a story about a young man, Gregor, has metamorphosed into an insect much to his dismay and that of his family. Not knowing exactly how to respond to the changes, Gregor’s family fails to relate with Gregor’s new state which makes it very difficult for them and also for Gregor. This is due to the fact that Gregor is the breadwinner of the family as the rest of the family members are not doing so well. Gregor bears all the financial responsibilities of the family including paying off his parents’ loan to the chief and taking care of his sister. He has plans of settling his parents down and taking his sister to school. He keeps working at his workplace only so that he can meet those financial
This story "The Metamorphosis" is about Gregor, a workaholic, who is changed into an insect and must then deal with his present reality. The hardest part of being an insect for him was the alienation from his family, which eventually leads to his death. In reading the short story "The Metamorphosis," (1971),one can realize how small the difference is between Magical Realism and Fantastic. This literature written by the Austrian, Franz Kafka, is often debated over.
End of the tadpole stage, frog suddenly transition to adult form it is called metamorphosis. generally metamorphosis take 24 hours and it start to manufacture thyroxine hormone. this is reason of tissue develop differentiated. The main alteration that take place contain the development of the lungs and the extinction of the gills and gill pouch, build the front legs can be seen. Adult lower jaw becomes large carnivorous and herbivorous tadpole mandible long, coiled intestine, small intestine typically replaced by a predator. Nervous system, hearing and stereoscopic vision, movement and nutrition and will be adapted to the new methods. The eardrum, middle ear, and inner ear are growing. Skin and skin glands disappear lateral
Les Misérables tells the story of Jean Valjean. A man who is unjustly condemned to prison for nineteen years for stealing. The officer in charge of the prison, Javert releases him on parole. Once released Valjean can find no one willing to help him and promptly breaks parole. He uses the money from some stolen silver to reinvent himself. Javert vows to bring him back to the prison and the two start a relentless game of cat and mouse. Along the way, Valjean becomes the guardian of a child named Cosette, who he takes from two innkeepers and their daughter. She becomes his reason for living, but he soon learns that happiness is fleeting as Cosette
This story is about a person named Gregor Samsa who one day wakes up to find out his transformation from human to a horrendous creature.