Les Misérables - Author’s Preface



Name: _____________________ Classwork / Homework: April 7, 2011

Les Misérables - Author’s Preface

|(1) SO long as there shall exist, by reason of law and custom, a social condemnation, which, in the face of civilization, artificially creates hells on| |

|earth, and complicates a destiny that is divine, with human fatality; (2) so long as the three problems of the age—the degradation of man by poverty, | |

|the ruin of women by starvation, and the dwarfing of childhood by physical and spiritual night—are not solved; (3) so long as, in certain regions, | |

|social asphyxia shall be possible; in other words, and from a yet more extended point of view, so long as ignorance and misery remain on earth, books | |

|like this cannot be useless. | |

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HAUTEVILLE HOUSE, 1862

1. When was the book published? Where is Hauteville House? Why was Hugo at Hauteville House?

2. How many words are in Section 1 of this sentence (from “So” to the semicolon)? Paraphrase lines 1-3 using approximately the same number of words. Make sure your word choice is 75% original.

3. Outline the more specific problems that Hugo states in Section 2. What is the cause of each problem?

(Cause = Problem) Try to paraphrase the problem in your own words.

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4. How does Hugo re-state the problems in Section 3? What key words does he use? How is he fighting

these problems?

Les Misérables – Anticipating Themes

STATEMENT Agree Disagree

|1. There is always a way to escape poverty. |A |D |

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|2. Laws are essential to maintain order in society. |A |D |

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|3. I would break the law to save my family. |A |D |

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|4. It is possible to define a right and wrong. |A |D |

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|5. Education should definitely be required by law. |A |D |

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|6. One should always forgive. |A |D |

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1. Take the above survey.

2. Share responses with classmates and briefly discuss your logic.

3. With which of the statements above do you most strongly agree? Form a thesis or claim statement that briefly outlines 2-3 reasons for your opinion.

4. With which of the statements above do you most strongly disagree? Form a thesis or claim statement that briefly outlines 2-3 reasons for your opinion.

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