#plumet

[lesmisscraper]

Valjean trying to give more soft bread for Cosette. Vol. 4, Book 3, Chapter 4.

Clips from <Il cuore di Cosette>.

[your-ne1ghbor]

Star Boy meeting Asha be like:

[ruedesfillesducalvaire]

oh so the Rue Plumet I've been referencing on Google Maps this whole time is an IMPOSTOR!!! Paris, tu me déranges...

(translations of the screenshots are in the image alt descriptions)

can y'all stop changing the name of this damn road smh

they're not that far apart so I guess it doesn't matter for my purpose (this being Eposette fic, which, btw, now has a second chapter 💕) but honestly...

(btw I discovered this when I was trying to figure out approximately how long the secret path to Rue Babylone would be and Google Maps said TWO KILOMETRES and I said WELL THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT)

[cliozaur]

I was about to ask some of you, fellow citizens, about the map of Les Misérables locations in Paris, and then I realized I can google it. Someone from our fandom has actually created one! It's wonderful to compare your mental map with an actual map.

It turns out that it's a very long way from Rue Plumet to the barricade near the Corinthe!

If anyone is interested, here it is: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1jtr0eeR6t7ycYOG1aSEeksyAyro&hl=en_US&ll=48.862480999999995%2C2.347807000000013&z=14

And another one, with more sites: https://lesmiserables.mla.hcommons.org/

[pealeii]

[tobbogan-13]

I KNOW THIS HOUSE I TELL YOU

THERES NOTHING HERE FOR YOU

JUST THE OLD MAN AND THEY GIRL

THEY LIVE ORDINARY LIIIIVEEESSSS

[freyastrider]

Been playing Elden Ring for 5 days now. Got through I don't know how much of the game, beat Radahn yesterday (after about 20 tries) and now it's like any skill I'd built up is just gone or, they made it harder. I've died more after Radahn than before. Are all soulslike games like this 🥲

[artsycooky13]

for just a moment, only two were left in that head

[dolphin1812]

I love the Romanticism in this chapter, starting with "what a pretty garden" and ending with "the Infinite is in that garden because it's everywhere." That being said, the specifics mentioned about this garden are worth discussing. The Romanticism is a point on its own, really. It's attractive to "dreamers," likely because it's a triumph of Nature/God/the Infinite over "Man." There are still man-made structures in the garden, but they're overgrown and overshadowed, either formless, hidden, or rotting. In spite of the rot, though, the overall description in the first paragraph is a beautiful one because of the majesty of nature:

"Nothing in this garden impeded the sacred efforts of things toward life, and growth was at home there and held high holiday."

The human influence implied by "garden" may be gone, but that's the appeal. The garden is "holy," designed by God and not people. It's also unified, with words like "wedded" and "fraternity" describing it. Overall, then, it seems like a lovely place . . .

Until night falls or winter comes, bringing "melancholy" or "poison." There's a sinister undercurrent to the garden then, although it's still a natural one. Just as nature can be wild and threatening, so can this garden.

Nature, though, is not the most ominous aspect of this garden; the railing is:

"and the old rusty railings had an air of saying, "This garden is mine.""

The railings may be weak, rusty, and barely visible, but they're still there. The garden's isolation from the outside world (Paris) is a blessing in some ways, with its natural beauty not being the most common in a cityscape, but it's also caged in by those rails. And in a novel concerned with the evil of prisons, anything trapping "God's creations" isn't a good sign. The Rue Plumet house is beautiful, and its garden even more so. But its loveliness isn't uncomplicated, either, with the promise of life and freedom that its naturalness brings still bound by the railings around it.

[lesmisscraper]

Cosette bonding with her father after the wound. Volume 4, Book 4, Chapter 1.

Clips from <Il cuore di Cosette>.

[ctrl-lupin]

[little-lamb-lyosha]

I went to sleep and now the dollar is almost 20 pesos again WHAT DID YOU PEOPLE FUCK NOW?????

[cliozaur]

We are back to Marius. He is “mad with grief,” suicidal, and determined to seek death at the barricade. His journey seems quite long, and that is why I was looking for a map of Les Mis locations in Paris (and found it!) Indeed, it is a substantial walk from Rue Plumet to the fictional Corinthe near Les Halles. Thanks to Marius’ journey, we get to experience what is going on in Paris. Although Hugo mentioned that this time Paris was responding differently—with people getting anxious and doors being locked etc.—his description here seems to contradict that.

As Marius walks closer to Les Halles, Rue de Rivoli appears to be bustling with life: women shopping, people enjoying desserts, and gas lamps illuminating the arcades. It's as if this part of Paris is oblivious to the turmoil. Further along the way, shops are closed, but everything else appears normal, with lit streets and people going about their business. Continuing on, Marius encounters a group of working-class men, easily identifiable by their attire. Here, the windows are dark, and the street lanterns resemble “large red stars.”

Finally, Marius enters the realm of darkness, silence, and emptiness. It’s so ominous and eerie. At some point, it’s so dark that Marius has to find his way by touch. Unexpectedly, fucking white horses appear in front of him, the same horses that Bossuet had freed in the morning. Poor beasts have returned close to the barricade.

Throughout this chapter, there are so many descriptions of different types of light, and the whole journey feels remarkably cinematic. Towards the end, it even takes on a resemblance to Buñuel’s films!

Marius' journey:

[granhairdo]

Whats your favorite les mis song?

paris/look down!

[lando4ever]

y’all...i may or may not have been up at like 2am getting emotional over how mick might not have a seat next year and in my delusional state i made this powerpoint presentation. i present to you: why mick schumacher deserves the haas f1 seat next year. enjoy :)

(btw i found most of these pics on pinterest so full credit to all of the owners x)

hope you enjoyed XD

[noblehcart]

its adorable that ERCOT thinks texans will actually listen and conserve energy when they ask them to.