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General Discussion / Re: the window
« on: May 20, 2011, 02:35:07 pm »
I think the author mentions that there is not a star in the sky to show that nothing is right if he doent turn himself in. The stars may show support of his decisions. Or the stars may symbolize God's support.

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General Discussion / Re: the candle
« on: May 20, 2011, 02:28:59 pm »
I think he blew out the candle beause it reminded him of the Bishop's and his conversation. Valjean didn't want the candle to bring up his conscience and lean towards a decision for him. The candle made him think of his commitment towards God and doing the right thing.

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General Discussion / Re: Decisions, decision
« on: May 19, 2011, 02:33:59 pm »
This is my argument on whether I think Jean Valjean will decide to do the right thing and go back to prison, or if he let an innocent man go to prison for his mistakes . I think that he will go back to prison and let the innocent man go. I think this because it says in the passage, “What He Wanted to Keep outside Had Come In, What He Wanted to Blind Was Looking Right at Him, His Conscience. His Conscience or God.” If his conscience is looking at him in the eyes, then it must be telling him the right thing to do is the right way to go. He started asking himself many questions in the passage, here are some examples of them, “Where am I?  Am I dreaming?  What have I heard?  Is it really true that I saw this Javert, and he talked to me this way?  Who can this Champ Mathieu be?  So he looks like me, does he?  When I think that yesterday I was so calm, and so far from suspecting anything!  What was I doing yesterday at this time?  What does this incident mean?  What can I do? This was his torment.  His brain had lost the power to retain its ideas.” His conscience was taking over his mind with what to do, so he would more than likely panic like he has in some other parts in the story. An example of him panicking from the passage is this, “He felt clouds of thunder and lightning gathering above his head.  Even while listening to Javert, his first thought was to go, to run, to give himself up, to drag this Champ Mathieu out of prison, and go back in his place.” He will be panicked into doing the right thing because that’s what his conscience will tell him to do. Then after that he will listen to his conscience instead of ignoring the only option he has.

I disagree with you because in the selection read it states "And then he said to himself:  At this very moment, he had a substitute, that a man named Champmathieu had that bad luck." Which means he has no real reason to turn himself in. Just because his conscience tells him to do the right thing doesn't mean he will.

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General Discussion / Re: Decisions, decision
« on: May 19, 2011, 02:17:40 pm »
I think Valjean will keep his mouth shut, even if it is for just a little bit. In the writing, around lines 54 and 55, he says, "Let's see! Let's see!" meaning he's gonna wait and see what happens.

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