Canon Barricade Boys As Theyre Introduced

canon barricade boys as they’re introduced

honestly reading this part of the brick is basically reading a list of headcannons off tumblr but i digress

Enjolras

…a charming young man who was capable of being a terror.

- essentially both a nerd and a jock

- very very pretty

- cares about justice, not women

- his speech can be harsh and intense

Combeferre

He was learned and a purist, precise, eclectic, hard-thinking, and at the same time imaginative ‘to the point of fantasy’, his friends said.

- very close with Enjolras, and really balances his out

- believes that education is really important in society

- gentle, and while he could fight would rather not

Jehan

Jean Prouvaire was a lover; he cherished a pot of flowers, played the flute, wrote verses, loved the people…

- learned Italian, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew to be able to read poetry

- likes to walk through meadows of wild flowers

- he likes to contemplate social issues and the immensity of the heavens

- kind in a way that kindness is like greatness

- an only child

- awkward and shy and fearless

Feuilly

There is no more powerful eloquence than that of indignation based on true conviction, and his was the power that he possessed.

- makes fans

- an orphan - he likes to say that his country took the place of his mother

- he taught himself how to read and write

- affectionate and warm hearted

- is really passionate about issues beyond France (greece, poland, hungary, etc)

Courfeyrac

He possessed that youthful ardour that may be termed the infernal beauty of the spirit.

- ditched the de part of de Courfeyrac because it was too bougie and he wanted to be like lafayette

- he’s essentially the heart of the revolution

- he’s “decent” (victor hugo did him dirty here)

Bahorel

He was a born agitator: that is to say, he enjoyed nothing more than a quarel except a rebellion, and nothing more than a rebellion except a revolution.

- wears crimson waistcoats

- connected the ABC to other groups

- his motto is “no lawyers”, he would literally button up his coat every time he walked by the law school to avoid ‘contamination’

- he has no regular habits but likes to stroll through paris and go to different cafes

Bossuet

Bossuet was a cheerful but unlucky young man, notable for the fact that he succeeded in nothing. On the other hand, he laughed at everything.

- so very bald

- he’s poor, as in basically always broke but still finds a way to squander money when he can

- merry and cheerful and good humoured

- studying law

- couch surfs, but mostly lives with Joly

- bald

Joly

For the rest, he was the gayest of them all.

- med student

- disabled and uses a cane

- jolly and eccentric

Grantaire

Grantaire was a young man who made a point of believing in nothing.

- goes by R because of grand R (aka capital R because he’s such a nerd)

- knows where all the best alcohol is

- so fucking ugly

- a boxer, gymnast and dancer

- completely and utterly in love with Enjolras

-casually proceeds to attempt an assassination on the spiders while dark is distracted via being bear cuddled by chosen since the last anon is also causing a distraction with navy and MT-

Welp.

Warning: Arachnophobia

Also in this chapter I genuinely enjoy how Madeleine tries to use reason and compassion to argue with Javert before he realises he’s not getting anywhere and that’s when the legalese and quoting of the penal code comes out.

“Inspector Javert,” replied the mayor, in a calm and conciliating tone, “listen. You are an honest man, and I feel no hesitation in explaining matters to you. Here is the true state of the case: I was passing through the square just as you were leading this woman away; there were still groups of people standing about, and I made inquiries and learned everything; it was the townsman who was in the wrong and who should have been arrested by properly conducted police.”

He genuinely tries to make Javert understand, on a human level, why Fantine should be let go. He appeals to his honesty and his duty as a police officer, but it all fails because Javert exists to uphold the status quo and cannot believe that an elector and owner of property could be in the wrong. Madeleine tries to get him to see otherwise but there’s a moment when his whole attitude shifts because he realises the only thing that will have any effect is resorting to what Javert deems infallible: the law.

Then M. Madeleine folded his arms, and said in a severe voice which no one in the town had heard hitherto:—“The matter to which you refer is one connected with the municipal police. According to the terms of articles nine, eleven, fifteen, and sixty-six of the code of criminal examination, I am the judge. I order that this woman shall be set at liberty.”

It’s one of the only times we see him use his own authority in a position of power to make someone obey- it’s significant that no one has ever heard him speak like this before!! He’s never had to!! He orders Javert to leave and Javert does and I honestly think Madeleine knew that would be the case from the start but he genuinely wanted to try and find common ground first, he wanted Javert to choose to do the right thing and not be forced into it. This is something we will see him do time and time again!! I’m emotional!!!

goodbye. It's starting to happen.

(the angst of marauders october)

Just had sort of a Les Mis half-thought. Like I feel like I’m going somewhere with this, but I’m not sure where.

I was thinking about how Stars as a soliloquy is strange because Javert isn’t really talking to himself. There’s no real internal conflict. He’s just stating what he believes. Then who is he singing to? At first I thought it was the audience, but this song doesn’t break the fourth wall, so that couldn’t be entirely it. I think, to some extent, Stars is a prayer. For the most part, Javert is simply explaining, but then we get the line “Lord let me find him” near the end. He is asking for something. So that’s what the song seems like to me.

But then this comparison of Stars to a prayer reminded me of a scene in the book; the chapter How Jean Can Become Champ. It’s a somewhat similar situation in which Javert explains his belief system, but at the end of the day, is asking for something. In the case of Stars, he asks for G-d’s support/assistance. In the book, he asks to be fired so that he will not become a hypocrite.

Once again, I’m not really sure where this train of thought was going. I just thought it was interesting.

im so ok