Les Miserables
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Yes, and he is successful.
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In the book, it is explained that as soon as he could care for himself, Gavroche was cast out and rejected by his parents, The Thénardier's because they didn't want to have to care for and feed another child.
It is mentioned but never shown that Eponine and her sister Zelda were forced into prostitution by their parents The Thénardier's. Also intentionally mal nourished by their parents.
Later on, Eponine's father slaps her in the face for foiling his attempt to assassinate Valjean
Gavroche is murdered by the French Army
It is mentioned but never shown that Eponine and her sister Zelda were forced into prostitution by their parents The Thénardier's. Also intentionally mal nourished by their parents.
Later on, Eponine's father slaps her in the face for foiling his attempt to assassinate Valjean
Gavroche is murdered by the French Army
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Grantaire is an alcoholic
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Yes, a character named Grantaire drinks frequently.
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Does a horse die?
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There is a chapter called 'Death of a Horse'.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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A young woman cuts off and sells her hair so she can pay for her sick daughter's medicine.
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Jean Valjean is buried alive and then dug out again as part of an escape plan.
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Is there a hanging?
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Hangings of criminals are discussed but none is ever described taking place on page.
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A child is shot and killed. Also, the fate of two impoverished, orphaned children is left unsaid but a grim ending is implied.
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Does a parent die?
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Yes, and it's very heartwrenching. A mother dies of pneumonia while waiting to see her child. A father also dies before he can be reunited with his estranged son. Finally, a father dies with his child at his bedside.
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Are there ghosts?
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This is debatable. When Jean Valjean is dying it says that he seems to see the, at this point long dead, Bishop Myriel and it is left to the reader to decide whether or not this was a ghost or a figment of his imagination.
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takver
First, a character deliberately burns his own flesh with a hot poker. He does this more to make a point about how tough he is than from self-loathing, though. Second, there is some pretty vicious emotional self-harm toward the end of the book. There is a character who denies himself loving social connections with his family because he thinks he doesn't deserve it. He has a daily ritual where he essentially punishes himself by starting to reach out for contact, then making himself stop, which drives him further into depression. Pretty rough reading.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Jean Valjean is buried alive in a coffin which is claustrophobic. Some of the scenes that take place in the sewers could be quite claustrophobic.
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No; however, there are a number of characters who go starving, or who are forced to ration a small amount of food over a long time, due to extreme poverty. This is sometimes described in detail.
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Enjolras is described as looking like a young girl but is never actually referred to as a woman.
Eponine is mistaken for a boy when she is wearing men's clothing.
Eponine is mistaken for a boy when she is wearing men's clothing.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Okay...no character in Les Miserables is openly or explicitly gay (or bi or trans.) Some of the revolutionary students who die do have intense homosocial bonds with each other. You can kinda read into the text and decide that they're gay, but it's not really something I would say is canon.
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Nothing graphic. Sexual situations are described in very indirect terms.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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takver
Actually, yes. Parents are shown placing coins in the shoes that children leave out for "the good fairy" on Christmas Eve. However, the book is much too difficult for young children to read.
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Does it have a sad ending?
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depends on how you look at it. it’s bittersweet
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No, but a cart does, and the person it falls upon is crushed (but survives)
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Does someone drown?
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The scene is not graphic, and is done mostly by implication. As soon as the character has fallen into the water, the chapter ends.
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