Les Misérables, Book 2: The Intestine of the Leviathan, Chapter 5: riassunto
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In Chapter 5, the narrator describes the modern Paris sewer as clean, orderly, and officially respectable, while warning that harmful fumes and suspicious smells remain. He calls its improvement a transformation rather than mere progress and names the forgotten Bruneseau as the man responsible.
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- The narrator presents the modern sewer as orderly, straight, and almost respectable.
- Its architecture follows regular lines, while official language gives its features more dignified names.
- Prowlers and rodents still inhabit the underground network, though even the rats appear tame.
- Despite cleaning and disinfection, the sewer retains unhealthy fumes and a suspicious smell.
- The narrator calls this change a revolution and credits Bruneseau with bringing it about.
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Who does the narrator credit with transforming the sewer?
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