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Discussion prompts:

1. “An observer, a dreamer, the author of this book, who had gone to get a near view of this volcano, found himself in the passage between the two fires.” Hugo breaks the 4th wall and talks about his personal encounter with the event. What do you think of this?
2. How do these events make you feel, especially considering that these happened in history?
3. What do you think is the place of the characters amidst all this?
4. Other points of discussion? Favorite lines?

Final line:

Solitude was formed around the Tuileries. Louis Philippe was perfectly serene.

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