Notes on Les Miserables

After watching Les Miserables, everyone must have a lot of experience. Let's write a sad world reading note. The following are my carefully arranged reading notes about Miserable World, hoping to help you.

Les Miserables 1 A collection of reading notes about Les Miserables is a novel published by French writer victor hugo in 1862. This is one of the most famous novels of19th century. This novel covers the Napoleonic Wars and the following ten years. The main line of the story revolves around the process of the protagonist's attempt to atone for the released criminal Jean Valjean, which is integrated into French history, architecture, politics, moral philosophy, law, justice and religious beliefs. Les Miserables is rich in content and profound in connotation, which makes readers realize that the work has a profound sense of weight and touches many readers.

In the process of Jean Valjean's atonement, there is one person we have to mention, and that is Javert. He is ruthless, abides by the law, thinks that kindness is the source of evil, and he pursues Jean Valjean. So the world has made many negative comments on him. I can't deny that I am one of them. But with the growth of my age, I have a new view by re-examining this character.

Jean Valjean embodies courage, kindness and awakening, but all these are presented through the contrast of Javert. In addition, some characteristics of Javert are also worth pondering. He is by no means an absolutely careless person. A person who strictly abides by the law will not be a villain. In a society where law is the highest moral code of conduct. Javert, though unlovable, is a gentleman. He is not without morality. As far as his morality is concerned, he has only violated it once. And paid the price of his life for it.

He thinks the law is just. This is what he thinks of as true goodness. It is also the belief that he cares about all his life. Perhaps because of this persistence, his eyes have been blinded, and he has forgotten why those "inferior people" will steal vegetables again and again. In other words, he didn't forget, but ignored and escaped. His lifelong belief is that law is the only truth, and it is difficult for him to accept the fact that his belief is actually a defect of the country. But running away doesn't change the fact. In that war, when Javert met Jean Valjean with Marius on his back, Javert had realized this, so he let go of the man he had been chasing all his life, but he could not bear the collapse of his faith and sacrificed heroically.

So in this respect, Javert is a tragic figure. Javert's death shows that with the development of society, the law at that time. Laws for the rich. Laws made only for "inferior people" can no longer adapt to social progress. The so-called fairness and justice collapsed with Javert's death. The progress of human society can be reflected by the perfection of laws. In the tragic world, the revolution failed. But Javert's death. In fact, it implies the demise of that society. Release the belief that the revolution will succeed. Javert's faith and Jean Valjean's atonement. In fact, they are all true satires on that society. At the same time, we will also get a glimpse that there may be more and more national awakening in the near future, which may be the author's expectation.

But in today's society, people who stick to the law like Javert are really what we should praise and learn. Corruption is getting worse. If there are many such people, our country will be better. Every one of us loves our country in any way. I remember a famous American critic who criticized the United States all his life, but he never left his country. When someone asked him why he didn't immigrate, he said with tears in his eyes, "Even if this country is filthy, I fucking love it." So whatever you do, remember the original intention:

You loved this country from beginning to end.

Notes on Les Miserables 2 Les Miserables, a world-famous masterpiece, has a panoramic view of the changes of human nature in the desolate world, which makes me lament the subtlety of human nature. When Jean Valjean was released from prison, he was despised and despised as a prisoner. Social injustice and exclusion discouraged him from turning over a new leaf and doing good deeds.

It was this magnanimous bishop who extended a generous helping hand and took in the desperate Jean Valjean. He didn't care that Jean Valjean stole his silver tableware, but gave him a pair of silver candlesticks and said to him, "Promise me that I will use this money in a good place. Sell these silverware and use the money to make yourself better. " I finally believe that people can change people, just as the Bishop deeply influenced Jean Valjean with his generosity and kindness, giving him infinite hope and making him repent thoroughly and start a new life. He was helpful, brave and fearless, won the love of the people and became a respected mayor.

All this makes me both moved and happy. However, when I was happy, I fell into deep thinking. From the prisoner to the mayor, it is a world of difference, which is undoubtedly a great change in human nature. In the face of poverty and indifference, there will be two kinds of people:

The first kind is humble people. Their ugly, selfish and greedy nature can no longer be hidden. Just like Thenardier in the book, he cheated at all costs for money. One moment he claimed to be an actor, and the next he became a painter, but no matter how clever he was, he couldn't hide his ugly nature. In fact, in today's society, there are also some despicable people who do whatever it takes for immediate interests. For example, some people take bribes by virtue of their authority; Taking drugs in order to get good results in major competitions; There are even cheating in exams ... any deliberate disguise will be seen through, and hypocrisy cannot exist forever.

The other is a person who can always maintain a bright, kind and tolerant noble sentiment under any circumstances. Jean Valjean became generous and kind after his new face, which influenced Changsha Wei, a cold and stubborn policeman who had been chasing him blindly.

I was once again shocked by the great power of human nature. May there be more bright messengers like bishops around us, and more people can join the team of helping others and being brave. Society needs such people, and the world needs such people. Only in this way can we create our life and create a kind, harmonious and bright world!

The third reading notes of Les Miserables Les Miserables is one of the most famous works of Hugo, a great French realist writer. When I first read this book, I was still an ignorant teenager. I just lamented in the article that the bleak and desolate world has gradually stripped away human nature. The subtlety of human nature is particularly strong in this dark, unfair, black-and-white world. Similarly, I sympathize with and feel such an image, Jean Valjean, who has been fighting against ugly forces.

However, in such a muddled world, we are still entangled in "good and evil". Hugo is talking about deformed rather than abnormal human nature, which has disappeared with the bell of the times. Today, Les Miserables has won the love of generations with its unique charm and has become a colorful landscape in the world literature hall. Delicate writing, flowing between books, I sympathize with those who have been devastated and tortured, those who are struggling at the bottom of society, those who have dreams but no future. Their fate is tragic and sad, but their kind souls reveal the light of human nature. I was shocked by that enduring personality charm and that firm belief.

I was once moved by an old man. He is just a street singer, living in obscurity. Rain or shine, his old body gradually curled up and disappeared. But even though life is so miserable, he is still full of confidence. Their hearts are noble, and they all have a strong belief-love. With this kind of love, everything becomes beautiful; With this kind of love, we can resist the pain and eliminate it. Fate just threw them into the whirlpool, the whirlpool of life, before they came to happiness. Even without material wealth, they can still weave a happy chapter with love.

Jean Valjean died, and he closed his eyes peacefully. However, behind him, he left a happy movement. It has been circulating for a long time that this article begins with a series of questions, causing suspense, leading to the main content of the work and making readers understand it. Then, timely put forward the point of view of the article: "Only love can eliminate all the misfortunes in the world." On this basis, the author also thought of the fraternity of society and the world, and briefly described a shocking "love story", which sublimated the theme of the work. The ending is also meaningful.

Perhaps it was his love, tolerance and noble soul that awakened people's deep conscience.

Everyone has love. But some people only love themselves, the people they love, and everything they have. Jean Valjean's love is for all the poor people, poor people, sympathetic people and respectable people in the world.

He used to be a mayor with countless properties, but he donated most of his money to charities and the poor. So he often goes out with money in his pocket and comes back empty. In addition, he often gives bread to the hungry and clothes to the cold; Visiting the poor and asking questions everywhere. For the poor, he is like an umbrella, the embodiment of justice.

One of the most representative is his concern for Fangqiu and Cosette. In order to realize Fang-CHO's wish to see his own daughter before his death, he did not hesitate to escape from prison again (this time, it was the price of a lifelong convict for him). Although Fang-machi died in the end without realizing his wish, he has been fulfilling the promise of the unrelated dead man in the other town.

Finally, he rescued Cosette. And take care of her as her own daughter with her whole life.

What prompted him to give meticulous care to so many irrelevant people? Because he has regarded all the poor people in this world as his own children and taken care of every "child" with the obligations and responsibilities of "father". This kind of love is supreme, it is fraternity!

In this world, all great people have noble souls. Jean Valjean is such a great man. An old man was pinned under a car, and the weight of the whole car was on his chest. At this time, unless someone lifts the car from below, he can't be saved. Who has so much power? Everyone knows that only one wanted convict-Jean Valjean-has such great power. Jean Valjean, the then "mayor of Madeleine", was nearby, but if he went to save him, he would admit that he was Jean Valjean. But if we don't save him, or hesitate for a few minutes, the old man will die. At this critical moment, he saved the old man at the risk of being recognized. Another old man was wrongly arrested instead of Jean Valjean. Jean Valjean, as the "mayor of Madeleine", hesitated after knowing it. Because he knew that the real Jean Valjean was himself! But if he doesn't admit it, no one else will know. Moreover, he is a great "mayor" And that old man is just a cripple over half a year old. But when the old man was declared guilty, he publicly admitted that he was Jean Valjean! To this end, he gave up all the status and glory he had gained, and saved this unrelated man at the expense of re-entering the prison where he stayed for 19 years!

Seeing this, I was deeply shocked. Corresponding to the dark and ugly social phenomenon at that time, it was such a kind and selfless heart; And such a noble moral quality. In order to keep some strangers from being hurt, he took risks again and again, even willing to pay his own life. You know how much courage and strength it takes! All this shows us the nobility of a soul!

However, I also vaguely felt a layer of tragedy: in this era background, no matter how noble and great you are, you always seem isolated and thin in the struggle against fate and social ugliness. However, I think it is this disparity that highlights the true character of the protagonist Jean Valjean.

There is a true saying: the times make heroes. We also learn the noble character of a hero like Lei Feng from childhood. But don't we need heroes in today's society? The answer is: mankind needs to develop and need the next hero! But where is he? What can he tell us?

Reading Notes on Les Miserables 4 All the misfortunes in the world are collectively called sufferings by Hugo. In the long course of human suffering, countless souls have fallen and lost in the boundless dark ocean. The most tragic thing is that there is no rescue there.

I have always believed that "at the beginning of life, human nature is good", there is no distinction between good and evil in human nature, and life is originally born to love's.

In Les Miserables, Jean Valjean was originally an honest and earnest laborer who had been helping her poor sister to raise seven poor children. In order not to let the children starve, she stole bread to keep them alive. Although this is not correct, it is enough to prove that he is kind enough, and his life should have shone with kindness. The world is beautiful, but life is humble, and many people feel bad. "The granary knows etiquette, food and clothing know honor and disgrace", just imagine, if we are suffering from hunger and dying, can we resist the innate strong survival instinct of human beings with weak conscience and shame? How can you know shame without food and clothing?

The reason why human beings are small is that they can't or can't experience suffering. This is our biggest limitation. Many times, when we do something wrong, or even do something badly, we don't want to do it. We must have been forced by the outside world to do so. Once this persecution is not stopped and saved in time, it becomes a habit, and the soul falls again and again, creating the so-called bad guys.

Hugo pointed out in the preface of Les Miserables: "The three problems of this century-poverty makes men poor, hunger makes women degenerate, and darkness makes children weak." It was poverty that forced Jean Valjean to steal bread to help his hungry nephew, and he was finally sentenced to 19 years of hard labor. After he was released from prison, he was discriminated against because of his yellow race, so he could not survive. All this led Jean Valjean to blindly retaliate against society. It was betrayal and discrimination that destroyed Su Ting and sold her soul to keep her illegitimate daughter alive. We have to admit that their lives are suffering, and the root of their suffering is undoubtedly society, the social oppression caused by laws and customs and the social status quo that no one can save.

The reason why Les Miserables is heavy and great lies in the distortion of human nature caused by the tragic social situation he profoundly reveals and satirizes. If Les Miserables shows us that Jean Valjean still has no resentment and is bent on doing good after being oppressed by all aspects of society, it will inevitably make us feel that the protagonist is divorced from reality, bloodless, without love and hate, and is a saint rather than a mortal, which will be somewhat untrue.

After all, people are human beings, and we can't even guarantee to maintain a kind mind in the midst of suffering. Why force others to be kind and protect their souls without hatred and bitterness? What we can do is to forgive and redeem, and to redeem the suffering soul.

After Jean Valjean was released from prison, almost everyone refused to find a place to live. He pushed open the door of Millie, a respected local bishop, and the kind bishop took him in for the night. After he was arrested for stealing the bishop's silverware, the bishop still defended him and finally escaped arrest. At this point, Jean Valjean's kind nature was awakened, and he himself believed that he was no longer the man he used to be, and his heart was completely changed. It's just that 19' s prison life has turned his hatred of social law into hatred of the whole society, including resistance and hatred of all kindness, innocence and justice. He can't accept this awakening of conscience, which is completely contrary to his determination. After robbing little Gervais of forty sous, the inner contradiction finally broke out. He saw the ugliness of his past and bravely accepted his spiritual awakening.

From then on, Jean Valjean turned over a new leaf, changed his name and surname under the inspiration of the priest, became the mayor, was charitable, kind and generous, set up welfare, adopted Su Ting's poor daughter Cosette, influenced the cold and stubborn detective Wei Jia, saved Cosette's lover, the revolutionary young Marius, and finally died with atonement love.

It is forgiveness and redemption that give light and hope to people in suffering, and even support weak and kind souls. Once these souls get rid of the filth of suffering, the faint light of redemption will be brighter and shine into more dark and unknown corners.

I hope there is salvation in suffering.

There is also a love story in Les Miserables, but it is obviously not as important as the theme of the whole masterpiece. The plot is too simple and there are few twists and turns. But I still want to copy a famous saying:

Love will never take the middle road. If you don't lose, you will make up, and if you don't suffer, you will be blessed. Any one of them will occupy a position. These are the two extremes of human destiny ... when love creates these two extremes, it is the most cruel. Love is either life or death. This is a cradle and a coffin ... among all things created by God, the brightest is the human heart. Unfortunately, the darkest thing is also the human heart.

Hugo is still keen on the dichotomy of human nature. In fact, as far as Les Miserables is concerned, Hugo did not write about the complexity of human nature. Although Jean Valjean's transformation is reasonable, it still makes people feel simple.

Besides, I was quite surprised by Hugo's profound knowledge. Summarize and analyze the history, present situation and future of a problem one by one with all the materials. I doubt that Hugo must have the habit of collecting newspapers, because he quoted too many news hotspots at that time or in history. As for the paragraph about sewers, I suspect that I consulted the municipal archives.

About the famous saying "Sewers are the conscience of cities". There is also a half sentence in the original book: "Sewer, it has become the conscience of the city. Everything is concentrated here, and everything is tested and questioned here. " Famous sayings are more profound and meaningful when they are quoted.