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The imagery in this chapter is haunting. Now we're pulled back and invited to view what just happened outside the gate of the Rue Plumet as a "natural" phenomenon- what are bloodthirsty beasts with claws and teeth in the face of a shadowy spectre from beyond the grave? This is far from the first time Hugo has likened Éponine to a supernatural being, ghost, or spectre.

On the one hand, this comparison is powerful. Hugo says these beasts (Thénardier & the Patron Minette) are "merely matter," whereas the "black figure barring the way" (Éponine) is an "unknown being." It was clear in LM 4.8.4 that Éponine had absolutely nothing left to lose, which gives her the advantage against the would-be robbers. The implication I got is that she's not frightened of anything because she doesn't value her life, and Hugo strengthens this with imagery of her being already dead. “Then she continued, raking her bitter flaming ghost’s eyes over the rest of the crooks: What’s it to me if they scrape me off the pavement in the rue Plumet tomorrow, hacked to death by my own father...”

On the other hand, I feel that this comparison may take away some of Éponine's agency. The fact is, while she may not value her own life, she is not a ghost or a supernatural being, and that isn't the reason the robbers were afraid of her. She used her own cunning to prevent her father and the Patron Minette from entering the Rue Plumet gate. First, she tried appealing to her father and Montparnasse, using her relationships with them to incite sympathy. When that didn't work, she came up with another tactic- screaming to alert everyone of the robbery. She changed her demeanor, deliberately, to act dauntless and crazed so they would believe she meant it. And they did. She says, “All I have to do is scream, they’ll come running, whoosh! There are six of you; but I am the rest of the world.”

I do think the spectral imagery is an important part of Éponine's characterization. It shows us the true horror of her destitution. But that's not all there is to her, and that's not why she succeeds in fending off the attack. Éponine is smart, she's creative, and she's cunning enough to know she can leverage the forces of this cruel world if she wants to.

Quotes from Rose's English translation

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DUUUUUUDE! Get it South Korea!

That's the article directly. Please give it a read.

If South Korean actors and writers strike against Netflix, Netflix would be COMPLETELY fucked.

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I’ve been skimming John Francis Daley’s (director on D&D: Honor Among Thieves) twitter and I continue to be so completely blown away by the movie’s commitment to practical effects and/or minimized CGI where feasible. I mean holy shit look at all this

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PIA DOUWES und UWE KRÖGER Mr. Musical präsentiert: Musicals 'Made in Austria'

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She

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obsessed with Her.

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BARBIE (2023) dir. Greta Gerwig

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yall all have your favorite victor hugo quotes and thats nice but why does no one ever talk about “There is always more misery among the lower classes than there is humanity in the higher.” cause, thats a pretty dope line

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The Emotions of Young Nandhini Devi

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Soulmates, but with the British meaning of “mate.” Two homies bound by a platonic string of fate.

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ALT

don’t forget during the WGA strike that animation is not covered under the WGA deals and as a result animation has gotten the shortest possible end of the stick in under-staffing, under-paying, and generally turning the field into gig employment.

please sign the petition here for Disney to recognize animation production workers as a union and reblog this post!

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during the wga/sag-aftra strike, we may see:

film in other countries continuing as usual, but those actors/writers are NOT crossing picket lines! other countries unions often have rules where they can’t strike in solidarity with american unions.

new indie movies separate from hollywood studios. indie movies can continue as usual too, and may even use union actors if they follow certain guidelines and/or get permission from the union.

awards shows, although they might look different and may be postponed. if there are award shows during the strike, there’s a chance they will just be live conferences announcing winners with no celebrations attached.

celebrities will not be promoting their work during this time— that WOULD be crossing the picket line! yes, this includes social media. they can still post on social media, as long as it doesn’t pertain to their work.

a lot more reality tv. this happened the last time there was a writers strike, and it will certainly happen again.

actors will also not be able to campaign for awards. this awards season is going to be a strange one.

propaganda from hollywood. they are already trying to flip the narrative by claiming they can break the unions, but they can’t. the strikers have the power. stand with them for however long this takes!

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Bubble head poirot crew!

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"I am not the heir my father wants, he has made that plain. Our laws constrain him, but he would sooner have my brother follow him, I know it." (AFFC, The Soiled Knight)

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A big part of the show’s post-2005 story revolves around the Doctor having survived a devastating war that wiped out the rest of his people. This is a plot point that has since been undone and then redone; its current status in the canon is somewhat unclear. But it’s this that Gatwa latched onto because in that storyline he was able to see a reflection of his own life. As a child, Gatwa and his family fled Rwanda, escaping the genocide against the Tutsi minority. They settled in Scotland. “This person survived a genocide. This person fits in everywhere and nowhere. I am the Doctor. The Doctor is me. I decided that I had to get this role,” says Gatwa.