les miserables/french revolution?

Question

lol, i feel like this is such a stupid question.
okay, i'm confused.
the revolution in les miserables, that's the french revolution right?
what two sides were fighting, and who won?
thanks.
(i thought it was the people of france against their government... and who won?)

so the outcome is that the people of france win?

Answer 1

Boule de gomme seems to be the only one on here who as actually read the book.....!!!!

She is completly right, it s the aftermath of the French Revolution and most of the action is taking place at the time of King Louis Philippe (1820s/1830s) even though this time logically still is influenced by the French Revolution.

Answer 2

No, it's not the same!!! The revolution in the Miserables takes place later, after Napoleon and the Restauration (royal family's come back)... It must be 1830's Revolution... The barricades in the book take place in 1832, which is the year of some riots in Paris due to the General Lamarque's Funerals (Lamarque was a hero under Napoleon's reign).

Answer 3

from Wikipedia:

it follows the lives and interactions of several French characters over a twenty year period in the early 19th century that includes the Napoleonic wars and subsequent decades

and on the French revolution:

The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a pivotal period in the history of French, European and Western civilization. During this time, republicanism replaced the absolute monarchy in France, and the country's Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo a radical restructuring. While France would oscillate among republic, empire, and monarchy for 75 years after the First Republic fell to a coup d'état, the Revolution is widely seen as a major turning point in the history of Western democracy—from the age of absolutism and aristocracy, to the age of the citizenry as the dominant political force.

The slogan of the French Revolution was "Liberté, égalité, fraternité, ou la mort!" ("Liberty, equality, fraternity, or death!"). This slogan outlived the revolution, later becoming the rallying cry of activists, both militant and non-violent, who promote democracy or overthrow of oppressive governments.


please note: do not cite Wikipedia in scholarly papers, rather use it as a jumping off point to begin your research

Answer 4

Yes Les Miserables was about the French relovlution. They where fighting against King Louis of France. The people won remember they beheaded the king. So France became a republic

Answer 5

Les Mis is set during the French Revolution. People vs. Tyranical Aristocracy. People won.