Les Misérables, Book 1: The War Between Four Walls, Chapter 3 summary
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In Chapter 3, Enjolras returns from scouting and tells the hopeful insurgents that a massive attack approaches and no help is coming from the people or the army. An unnamed man urges everyone to remain, turning their stunned silence into a shared determination to defend the barricade despite their isolation.
What happens
- While Enjolras scouts, the insurgents expect military defections, a popular uprising, and revolution before the day ends.
- The continuing alarm bell from Saint-Merry assures them that another barricade still holds.
- Enjolras returns and reports an approaching army attack, support from the National Guard, and no prospect of outside help.
- An unknown man urges everyone to stay and demonstrate their loyalty to the people through death.
- The insurgents cheer, while a similar declaration at Saint-Merry shows the isolated barricades sharing the same resolve.
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What to notice
The speaker makes continued resistance an act of loyalty rather than a calculation of victory. His appeal replaces private fears with collective determination.
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