LOS MISERABLES

How were considered people against the king?

The majority of people that didn´t want absolutism and the king´s decisions where members of the bourgeoisie, middle class and poor people, the last ones where the most affected because they started to have hunger problems.

Did people have chances to change their lives?

You had to be very lucky and find someone that would lend you money or at least teach you how to do some kind of job if you hadn’t have any education.  You could obviously change to the bad but as nowadays, the important charges imply sacrifice and a lot of hard work.

How is Jean´s life in relation to his period?

He challenged the authorities when the absolutism returned to France, he was sent to prison for 17 years, once he was put in liberty he escaped and found a church where the priest helped him to rebuild his life. He had enlightened ideas, so he believed in changes and finding new solutions. He became the mayor of the city where he was put into prison. He was against the king as he was a bourgeoisie member. He could decide some society issues but the king had people in charge to do that also.