Before I Became A Super Hero
Some of you may know my claims to schizophrenia, but I don't believe many know when it was formed. Just when my personality was being torn into pieces I found characters to describe and define each of these personas with print and paper. Covering these personas was the Title of a book my life became twisted, tangled, and interwoven by. "Les Miserables" found fictional people to apply my person to. It exposed three main parts of me in to three characters and gave characters to others in my life and ones I'd hope would some day be. It gave me drive and desire in ways no fiction should.
So, we'll play a game. Maybe no one will play and maybe you all will. It matters not.
The game: I will list each of the characters in the book along with a short description. You can say whatever you want about each one. If you think you know me well enough to know how each effects me, or just feel like guess, then comment it. If you just want to say what you think about them, then even better.
Monseigneur Charles François-Bienvenu Myrie
Saintly bishop whose compassionate treatment causes the reformation of the ex-convict Valjean. He is also called "M. Bienvenu."
Jean Valjean
Ex-convict still pursued by the law, who strives for moral perfection and achieves a kind of sainthood in his love for the little orphan Cosette. He is also known as M. Madeleine and M. Leblanc.
Fantine
A beautiful girl of unknown parentage who comes to Paris at the age of fifteen. She falls in love with Tholomyès and bears an illegitimate child, Cosette. Forced to give up her child, Fantine is crushed and ultimately destroyed by adversity.
Cosette
Illegitimate daughter of Fantine, originally named Euphrasie. She has a wretched childhood as the ward of the brutal innkeeper Thénardier but later finds happiness in Valjean's devoted care and in the love of a young man.
Félix Tholomyès
A student, Fantine's lover, and father of Cosette.
Thénardier
An evil innkeeper who mistreats Cosette during her childhood, lures Valjean into an ambush, and commits various other crimes. He is also known as Jondrette and Fabantou.
Mme. Thénardier
A virago whose sweeping malevolence spares only her husband and her two daughters.
Eponine
Older daughter of the Thénardiers. As a child she is spoiled at Cosette's expense; later she becomes a ragged, hungry adolescent. Her love for Marius first endangers, then saves his life.
Gavroche
The Thénardiers' oldest son, a typical Paris gamin. He dies heroically at the barricades in the revolution of 1832.
Two little boys
The Thénardiers' youngest children. Given by their parents to an acquaintance, Magnon, they wander the streets of Paris after she is arrested. Gavroche's protection gives them temporary solace.
Inspector Javert
An incorruptible policeman. He makes it his life's work to track down Jean Valjean.
Fauchelevent
Valjean, as Madeleine, saves his life; Fauchelevent later is gardener at the convent of the Little Picpus and gives shelter to Valjean and Cosette.
Bamatabois
An idler of the town who torments Fantine by putting snow down her back.
Champmathieu
The man accused of being Jean Valjean, on whose behalf "Madeleine" reveals his true identity.
Marius Pontmercy
An idealistic student who falls passionately in love with Cosette and later marries her.
That's not all of them, but if we listed them all... Well, the book is quite long. :)
So, we'll play a game. Maybe no one will play and maybe you all will. It matters not.
The game: I will list each of the characters in the book along with a short description. You can say whatever you want about each one. If you think you know me well enough to know how each effects me, or just feel like guess, then comment it. If you just want to say what you think about them, then even better.
Monseigneur Charles François-Bienvenu Myrie
Saintly bishop whose compassionate treatment causes the reformation of the ex-convict Valjean. He is also called "M. Bienvenu."
Jean Valjean
Ex-convict still pursued by the law, who strives for moral perfection and achieves a kind of sainthood in his love for the little orphan Cosette. He is also known as M. Madeleine and M. Leblanc.
Fantine
A beautiful girl of unknown parentage who comes to Paris at the age of fifteen. She falls in love with Tholomyès and bears an illegitimate child, Cosette. Forced to give up her child, Fantine is crushed and ultimately destroyed by adversity.
Cosette
Illegitimate daughter of Fantine, originally named Euphrasie. She has a wretched childhood as the ward of the brutal innkeeper Thénardier but later finds happiness in Valjean's devoted care and in the love of a young man.
Félix Tholomyès
A student, Fantine's lover, and father of Cosette.
Thénardier
An evil innkeeper who mistreats Cosette during her childhood, lures Valjean into an ambush, and commits various other crimes. He is also known as Jondrette and Fabantou.
Mme. Thénardier
A virago whose sweeping malevolence spares only her husband and her two daughters.
Eponine
Older daughter of the Thénardiers. As a child she is spoiled at Cosette's expense; later she becomes a ragged, hungry adolescent. Her love for Marius first endangers, then saves his life.
Gavroche
The Thénardiers' oldest son, a typical Paris gamin. He dies heroically at the barricades in the revolution of 1832.
Two little boys
The Thénardiers' youngest children. Given by their parents to an acquaintance, Magnon, they wander the streets of Paris after she is arrested. Gavroche's protection gives them temporary solace.
Inspector Javert
An incorruptible policeman. He makes it his life's work to track down Jean Valjean.
Fauchelevent
Valjean, as Madeleine, saves his life; Fauchelevent later is gardener at the convent of the Little Picpus and gives shelter to Valjean and Cosette.
Bamatabois
An idler of the town who torments Fantine by putting snow down her back.
Champmathieu
The man accused of being Jean Valjean, on whose behalf "Madeleine" reveals his true identity.
Marius Pontmercy
An idealistic student who falls passionately in love with Cosette and later marries her.
That's not all of them, but if we listed them all... Well, the book is quite long. :)
posted by beyondthestairs at 1:24 AM
2 Comments:
You're no Javert... but Valjean... nah.
This is too difficult.
Ok. Marius it is.
Athos,
Excellent guess. Sure Marius is one, but I found three characters to define three of my personalities. And why couldn't I be Javert? I could very well have a perverted since of justice. hmmm. Ok, never mind.
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