Les Misérables: "It Sucks To Be Me"

[sylvar]

So let's see if I can summarize the plot:

• It sucks to be 24601.
• It sucks to be Fantine.
• It sucks to be Fauchelevant.
• It sucks to be Jean Valjean.
• It sucks to be little Cosette.
• It sucks to be grown Eponine.
• It sucks to be French at all.
• INTERMISSION
• It sucks to be Gavroche.
• It sucks some more to be Eponine, but not for long.
• It really sucks to be Gavroche.
• It sucks to be Marius.
• It sucks to be Javert. (thanks, cadrys , for reminding me!)
• It sucks to see Jean Valjean die.
• Maybe it won't suck so bad tomorrow.

So, is there anybody here it doesn't suck to be?

My first thought was the Thénardiers, but look at who they're married to.

As far as I can tell, the only person it doesn't suck to be is the Bishop of Digne.  And he's a minor character from the first few minutes.  (Except if you read the full version of the book, in which case he's a fascinating and well-documented character.)

Comments

[cadrys.livejournal.com]

No, you've summed up the story pretty well there, except you missed a "it sucks to be Javert" near the end.

Valjean's death isn't a moment of suck, though. It _supposed_ to show the reward for a life well-lived despite the suck.

[sylvar.livejournal.com]

Crap. I *meant* to include "It sucks to be Javert". And I agree about Valjean's death; that's why I said it sucked to see him die, not to be him at that moment. :)