{"id":6456,"date":"2018-01-29T04:23:25","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T12:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/?p=6456"},"modified":"2024-11-27T18:22:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T02:22:05","slug":"les-miserables-chapter-a-day-read-along-discussion-the-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nicksenger.com\/onecatholiclife\/les-miserables-chapter-a-day-read-along-discussion-the-fall","title":{"rendered":"Les Mis\u00e9rables Chapter-a-Day Read-along Discussion: The Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fredric March and Cedric Hardwicke in Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em> (1935)<\/p><\/div>\n

I’m a little short on time this week, so for week four’s post in the\u00a0Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em> Chapter-a-Day Read-along, I’m going to simply pose a question in the hopes of starting a discussion. This is an honest question I have, a question to which I do not have a definitive answer. As we try to answer it, I ask that we stick only to the events of Book One and Book Two out of courtesy to those who are reading\u00a0Les Mis\u00e9rables <\/em>for the first time.<\/p>\n

So here’s my question:<\/p>\n

Victor Hugo called Book One “A Good Man” or “An Upright Man” or “A Just Man.” It was pretty clear that he was referring to the Bishop of Digne. But the title of Book Two is “The Fall.” What does that refer to? It’s October, but it doesn’t appear that “The Fall” refers to the season of autumn. “The Fall” is also shorthand for Adam and Eve succumbing to temptation in the Garden of Eden.\u00a0 Is that connected somehow with the events of this section?<\/p>\n

What do you think? Why is Book Two called “The Fall”? Leave your thoughts in the comments.<\/p>\n

Do you have any questions about these first two books? Feel free to ask. And, as always, we’d love to hear anything you have to say about the book so far, or your experience reading it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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