Marius, of Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables, is one of the novels more well-off characters, financially. His struggles in the novel are internal, and based on loyalties and allegiances he feels which conflict with one another. This begins in his childhood, with political arguments between his father, Georges, and his grandfather, M. Gillenormand. As he grows up, Marius finds out that his grandfather purposefully tried to poison his mind against his father, so that...
Marius, of Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables, is one of the novels more well-off characters, financially. His struggles in the novel are internal, and based on loyalties and allegiances he feels which conflict with one another. This begins in his childhood, with political arguments between his father, Georges, and his grandfather, M. Gillenormand. As he grows up, Marius finds out that his grandfather purposefully tried to poison his mind against his father, so that he would not grow up with the same political beliefs. Feeling deeply betrayed, Marius leaves his grandfather.
Marius shows himself to be a deeply caring individual. Despite his knowledge that Eponine is writing scam letters to beg money from people, he gives her cash anyway. He falls in love with a woman, Cosette. He tries to help people in any way he can, although his lack of understanding in many situations ends up making problems worse rather than better. For instance, he tries to prevent a robbery by going to the police, but does not realize that the man to be robbed (Valjean) is attempting to hide from the police.
Marius is a kind, loving man, who is sometimes overly passionate or wrongly directs his passions. However, he usually makes choices for the well-being of others and tries his best to be compassionate. This depth of empathy, despite his upbringing, endears him to readers despite his flaws.
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