Saturday, September 1, 2012

22. Which character can you relate to in the book or musical and why?

I realized that it's taking me forever to finish the Les Mis challenge, so I'm going to continue it now and hopefully finish it soon. Haha!

I've played Thenardier longer than Valjean, but I can relate with Jean Valjean the most. Being forgiving after being persecuted is a great weakness for me. I would rather play the role of a martyr than a bully, and that's Valjean right there. There was a time when I called him pathetic because I really think he is, but then I'm also describing myself. Yes, I am pathetic like Valjean, but like him, I have also experienced my full humanity. I've experienced how it is to truly live.

Yet why did I allow that man,
To touch my sould and teach me love,
He treated me like any other,
He gave me his trust,
He called me brother..
~Jean Valjean

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