Les Misérables (novel)/Tear Jerker
- From the book, Éponine's last words: "You know, Monsieur Marius, I think I was a little bit in love with you." Then she dies, in the middle of trying to smile.
- When Enjolras and Grantaire die: Grantaire had been asleep the entire battle, and maybe could have hid through the end and gotten away, but woke up just as Enjolras was about to be executed. He stops them, walks up to Enjolras, and then declares, in front of the National Guard and Enjolras, his belief in the Republic - which he has disdained for the entirety of the novel. Quote from book: "Enjolras took his hand and smiled." And then they are shot.
- Even in death, Enjolras is standing up against the wall, while Grantaire is curled about his ankles. What Do You Mean, It's Not Symbolic?
- In the novel, near the end when Jean Valjean is in the Rue de l'Homme Arme laying out the eight year old Cosette's clothes nearly made this troper cry while on a bus.
- Plus the bit where he keeps on trying to make the journey to see Cosette and can't quite do it, and then the journeys get shorter and shorter. After 'The Sleepless Night' there isn't really that much breathing space for non tear-jerker moments. And there's still 100 or so pages to go.
- M. Mabeuf. His fate is absolutely heartwrenching as he slowly descends into absolute poverty, until he has nothing left.