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A review by santino1215
Bug-Jargal by Victor Hugo
4.0
Book 54 out of 200 books
"Bug-Jargal" by Victor-Marie Hugo
"Bug-Jargal" is one of Victor Hugo's earlier novels, depicting the racial injustice near and during the Haitian revolution. The book follows the story of Aristocrat Leopold d'Auverney as he marries his cousin Marie, in the island where the revolution takes place. Meanwhile, Pierot, a slave and later the leader of the revolutionaries, fell in love with Marie, but because of their racial differences, Pierot, mid-way through the novel, kidnaps Marie for himself.
"Bug-Jargal" is a story not only of Revolution and the fight for equality, but a tale of love, hope, tragedy and most importantly, friendship.
MY THOUGHTS:
I was on a Victor Hugo marathon from October to November 2021, and I've got to say that it was fun. The nature of this story hits like home because the Philippines itself was fighting for its independence against the Spaniards, for we just wanted to be as equal as the Spaniards. But even in modern day, equality still is a subject of debate, considering the skin/racial discrimination of ethnic minorities is in my country.
"Bug-Jargal" is the story of the revolutionary age. Throughout the course of the 204-paged novel (Project Gutenberg edition), we can say that both races have a lot of conflicts, only to be resolved in such a bloody manner. While I can't blame d'Auverney for being pompous, Pierot wasn't exactly a good character either because he threatened his friend. Though I felt happy because he sacrificed himself in the end for Napoleon and d'Auverney.
A great book, an underrated one as well.
"Bug-Jargal" by Victor-Marie Hugo
"Bug-Jargal" is one of Victor Hugo's earlier novels, depicting the racial injustice near and during the Haitian revolution. The book follows the story of Aristocrat Leopold d'Auverney as he marries his cousin Marie, in the island where the revolution takes place. Meanwhile, Pierot, a slave and later the leader of the revolutionaries, fell in love with Marie, but because of their racial differences, Pierot, mid-way through the novel, kidnaps Marie for himself.
"Bug-Jargal" is a story not only of Revolution and the fight for equality, but a tale of love, hope, tragedy and most importantly, friendship.
MY THOUGHTS:
I was on a Victor Hugo marathon from October to November 2021, and I've got to say that it was fun. The nature of this story hits like home because the Philippines itself was fighting for its independence against the Spaniards, for we just wanted to be as equal as the Spaniards. But even in modern day, equality still is a subject of debate, considering the skin/racial discrimination of ethnic minorities is in my country.
"Bug-Jargal" is the story of the revolutionary age. Throughout the course of the 204-paged novel (Project Gutenberg edition), we can say that both races have a lot of conflicts, only to be resolved in such a bloody manner. While I can't blame d'Auverney for being pompous, Pierot wasn't exactly a good character either because he threatened his friend. Though I felt happy because he sacrificed himself in the end for Napoleon and d'Auverney.
A great book, an underrated one as well.