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Summary. As his cab takes him without destination through the streets of the Latin Quarter, Marius is hailed by a fellow student, Bossuet. He tells him of his difficulties, but Bossuet, though full of goodwill, is unable to help since he himself is homeless. Another classmate, Courfeyrac, however, comes to the rescue and suggests a room in the ...
Les Misérables Résumé et Analyse. Livre cinquième : Le petit-fils et le grand-père. Marius gît fiévreux dans la maison de son grand-père et murmure le nom de Cosette dans son délire. Monsieur Gillenormand reste à son chevet. Il n'y a qu'un seul visiteur dans la maison : un homme aux cheveux blancs, bien habillé, qui apporte des ...
Josh O'Connor. O’Connor stars as love-struck law-student and reluctant revolutionary Marius Pontmercy in Les Misérables, but MASTERPIECE fans will instantly recognize him as Lawrence Durrell ...
In the evening, he loses himself in the magic of the theater. Nine years have elapsed since the events related in the second part. Hugo now introduces Gavroche, a boy of eleven or twelve — spirited, free, hungry, slightly larcenous, dressed in hand-me-downs, a typical Parisian urchin. There is a tragic background to his life, however.
Marius is a seventeen-year-old who lives with his grandfather, M. Gillenormand, a relic of the Old Regime. In a nearby town, Georges Pontmercy, Marius' father, a hero of the Napoleonic wars, lives in retirement. M. Gillenormand, by threatening to disinherit Marius, has forced Georges Pontmercy to relinquish custody of his son.
Leblanc, as Marius has decided to call the old man on account of his white hair, decides to take his daughter for a walk and they stroll in front of Marius. Ineffable moment: he is dazzled by the pensive and gentle look she gives him. Her beauty reminds him of an angel, of the heroines of Petrarch and Dante.
Mabeuf précise que l'homme s'appelait Pontmercy. Marius pâlit et comprend qu'il s'agit de son père. Marius lit tous les livres sur les batailles auxquelles Georges a participé et rend visite à autant d'amis de son père que possible. Il essaie même de retrouver Thénardier, mais l'auberge a été fermée et la famille a déménagé.
