Review: Les Miserables

A Review of Les Miserables

Mico Canapi 

photo credits to: lamiradatheatre.com

Les Miserables is about a prisoner who was very strong aside from being strong he was good man. He is one of the victims of poverty and force to do things because of the government. After sometime he was freed, but he was never actually free because a certain man told him not to comeback anymore for if he shows again he will be back on being a prisoner. Years passed and he changed his name and became the city mayor of a small town. There he met a woman that was forced to do prostitution because she was fired on her job on a sewing company and she had to bring money and food to her daughter. He helped them and comfort them but time came when the mother passed away and he had to take care of the child but it's not that easy because he was being chase by the police. They already know that he was the prisoner of the past. They managed to get out of the town and started to live secretly in the city. The government was so rude that people started on having plans for a revolution and he was one of them. The revolution began and many casualties were recorded even children fought for their lives and the soldiers of the government felt guilty for their act. They were annihilated but he managed to help a young man that was hit by pulling him to the sewers and escaping but on the end of the sewers there lies this man who said that he will capture and bring him back to jail. But there the man saw that he was helping a comrade and felt guilty for his actions. The man committed suicide after asking God certain questions. The war was so brutal that he was severely wounded and as time passes he then dies with a smile on his face after seeing the woman who is the mother of the child he took care of and suddenly knows he's dead.  I've chosen this play because the story teaches you a lot of lessons and for us to knows what is right from what is wrong so that if ever we are the ones to control the country we would do our best for the people.