Les Misérables: resumen de Book 3: In 1817, Chapter 3
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In Chapter 3, four couples spend a bright summer day visiting places around Paris, playing games, eating, and enjoying one another’s company. The account moves from their shared pleasures to Fantine, whose beauty, modesty, and sudden seriousness distinguish her from her companions despite her complete devotion to Tholomyès.
Qué sucede
- The narrator contrasts present transport around Paris with the country excursions of forty-five years before.
- Prompted by Favourite’s note, the four couples rise early and enjoy food, games, and sightseeing around Paris.
- Favourite leads the merrymaking, while Zéphine and Dahlia stay together and Listolier and Fameuil discuss their professors.
- Tholomyès commands the group through his confident cheerfulness and attracts admiration for his clothes and manner.
- The narrator describes Fantine’s appearance and clothing, stressing the modesty that separates her from the other women.
- Fantine’s laughter sometimes gives way to grave reflection, and the narrator defends her innocence within her love affair.
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The narrator separates moral judgment about love from Fantine’s character. This closes the portrait by insisting on her innocence.
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Why do Zéphine and Dahlia remain together during the outing?
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