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Persuasive Speech Les Miserables

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Ian Kristopher C. Gaite
AETC-2101

“LES MESERABLES”

INTRODUCTION:

Les Misérables is a new project which will use the 19th century masterpiece by French humanist Victor Hugo as a magnifying glass to have a look at our 21st century society. I hereby invite you to join this journey of discovery; discovery of our modern world as well as self-discovery. I am here to share with you, but also to learn from you.
Any fan of Victor Hugo, or any fan of Les Misérables as well as any social activist should definitely join this group. I am going to invite you to read or re-read the original novel. We'll read it together, at a slow pace.
In a moment I will tell you what is the raison d'être of this new project and the format it will take. But first, I would like to give you an overview of the project members who have already shown an interest and have already joined as well as those who might join us soon. A few among us have already read the novel, probably more than once. One person confessed that the novel changed his/her …show more content…

It talks about man’s hurdle to escape the past anduphold his humanity in a society wherein poverty and ignorance prevails. It conveys thebarbarous treatment of the convicts and ex-convicts.This melodramatic novel teaches us many things. Whatever our crime is we cannotescape our conscience. It also open our eyes about the reality in our society that thereare lots of injustices and discriminations that is happening.. It also tells us not to judgethe book by its cover. We should not let any judgement pass over anybody because thatperson might have a golden heart hidden in him inside. And that in life there is errorswhen we come by it we should learn and take lesson on our way. We should also put inmind that if there is life, there is hope whatever

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