How Did Victor Hugo's Life Affect His Writing

The story of Victor Hugo is universal and can be understood by all. “Victor Hugo gives people hope while also putting the world in perspective”. His story’s Which was mostly written about love also included all types of writings. Victor Hugo’s Writing style was affected by Family life, political views and personal tragedy.

The early life of Victor Hugo is said to have had the greatest impact on his writings. The Childhood of Victor Hugo was not a good one.(Barrère, Jean-Bertrand.)Victor Hugo 's mother Sophie Francoise Trebuchet and father Joseph Leopold Sigisberg Hugo fought often causing Victor to be very sad as a kid. Young Victor with separated parents was forced to pick a side. At first Victor picked the side of his mother. (Wood, Kristin.)As

Victor Hugo’s political views affected the way he wrote his writings. Victors writings changed as he lost touch with his mother political views.(Barrère, Jean-Bertrand.)Hugo was very close to his mother in his early years. Victor 's early writings reflected his mother 's faith and political loyalties “It wasn 't until the French Revolution in 1848 that Hugo 's work began to favor the views of Napoleon I and Freethinking Republicans”. When Victor Hugo was exiled under Napoleon III, Hugo made one attempt at resistance and then fled to Brussels. This sparked Victors hate of France. During Victors exile he lived in jersey. Then when he was expelled from Jersey, he moved to the neighbouring island of Guernsey. During his exile of nearly 20 years he produced the most extensive part of all his writings and the most original. Hugo’s return to poetry was with an explosion of hate: Les Châtiments (1853; “The Punishments”). This collection of poems unwrapped his anger against the new emperor. Victor Hugo was known as a free thinking republican Victor Hugo’s independent writings comes from this way of living. Victor Hugo 's political views affected everything about his writings the ton the length the subject he wrote better when he was in exile

Lastly Victor Hugo’s life was full with personal tragedies which changed his writings. At fisrt Victor fell in love with Adele Foucher. Together they had five children and it seemed as though the stage for their life was set. But Apparently not because this couple wanted more because they were both guilty of infidelity. (Behrent, Megan.)This influenced the novel Les Miserables. (Behrent, Megan.)The deaths of his kids had a big effect on Victor. The death of his favorite daughter Léopoldine, died aged 19 in 1843, shortly after her marriage to Charles Vacquerie. On 4 September, she drowned when a boat overturned. Her young husband also died trying to save her. The death left her father devastated. He describes his shock and grief in his famous poem À Villequier. The separation of hugo’s parents Also affected Hugo 's writings for the better.(Barrère, Jean-Bertrand.) Sophie Hugo 's mother separated temporarily from Léopold in 1803 and lived in Paris with her children. She controlled Hugo 's education and childhood.(Behrent, Megan.) Hugo 's early work in poetry and fiction showed her passionate devotion to both King and Faith. It was only later, during France 's 1848 Revolution, that he would begin to rebel against his Catholic Royalist education. To close the tragedies in Hugo 's life changed his writings even though it was hard to swallow it set the stage for his great