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Discussion prompts:

1. “But this happiness, now that it existed, now that it was here, what was he to do with it, he, Jean Valjean?…In a word, should he be, by the side of these two happy beings, the ominous mute of destiny?” Do you have an answer for Valjean’s questions? What should he do?
2. The chapter title alludes to the story of Prometheus, while the last few paragraphs seem to allude to the Bible. What do you think of all these allusions and what do they say about Valjean’s situation?
3. Other points of discussion? Favorite lines?

Final line:

The One who is in the shadows.

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