Movie Analysis: Les Mis&eacute;rables

Title: Les Mis&eacute;rables

Genre: Historical Fiction

Characters:


Jean Valjean &ndash; Ex-convict still pursued by the law. Adopted and took good care of Cosette who is an orphan. He is also known as M. Madeleine and M. Leblanc.


Fantine &ndash; A beautiful girl comes to Paris at the age of fifteen. She falls in love with Tholomy&egrave;s and bears an illegitimate child, Cosette. Forced to give up her child. In order to keep her shild alive she resorted to prostitution.


Cosette &ndash; The illegitimate daughter of Fantine, originally named Euphrasie. She has a wretched childhood as the ward of the brutal innkeeper Th&eacute;nardier but later finds happiness in Valjean&amp;#8217;s devoted care and in the love of a young man.


Th&eacute;nardier &ndash; An evil innkeeper who mistreats Cosette during her childhood.


Mme. Th&eacute;nardier &ndash; The evil innkeeper&amp;#8217;s wife who also mistreats Cosette just the same. She as two daughters and a son.


Eponine &ndash; Older daughter of the Th&eacute;nar