Les Miserables Preface

PREFACE
       So long as there shall exist, by virtue of law and custom, decrees of damnation pronounced by society, artificially creating hells amid the civilization of earth, and adding the element of human fate to divine destiny; so long as the three great problems of the century---the degradation of man through pauperism, the corruption of woman through hunger, the crippling of children through lack of light—are unsolved; so long as social asphyxia is possible in any part of the world;—in other words, and with a still wider significance, so long as ignorance and poverty exist on earth, books of the nature of Les Misérables cannot fail to be of use.

This passage painted a picture of all the different things the main characters go through throughout the course of this book. It gives a glimpse to what will unfold throughout the book. It states that one of the main problems of society is the degradation of man through pauperism, I agree with this, even as it applies to today's terms. A main thing in society if your social class or how much money you have. And if you don't have much, people look down on you and judge you, not bothering to look at the actual situation. By listing this as an issue, Les Mis makes one think about it, and how their actions and thoughts may be affecting others.

MY PREFACE
So long as there shall exist, by the terrors of society, uncorruptible governments eroded away by selfishness, horrors created amongst people who have known nothing but, and the sacrifice of people for unjust causes; so long as these three great problems of society--the dissolution of hunger through others indulgence, the manipulation of citizens through propaganda, and the labeling of man through social class--are left unresolved; so long as corruption of society is possible in any part of the world; in other words, and with a still wider significance, so long as ignorance and corruption exist on earth, books of the nature of the hunger games cannot fail to be of use.