vouksen:

fra-feelings:

"God will bless you," said he, "you are an angel, since you care for flowers." "No," she answered, "I am the devil, but that is all the same to me."

#there is so much to say about eponine #but a lot of it is contained in this #no #i am the devil #but that is all the same to me #eponine has been shaped by her family and her life #to the point where she thinks that she is evil #the extent to which she is able to rise above her circumstance is a triumph #eponine is a lecture on poverty and agency #and how hard it is to break the cycle when you’ve been dealt the shittiest hand in the deck #so let’s change the cards that are being dealt #again and again #hugo’s main message comes through #change the fucking world