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Gavroche
Sign in to saveGavroche () is a fictional character in the 1862 novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. He is a boy who lives on the streets of Paris. His name has become a synonym for an urchin or street child. Gavroche plays a short yet significant role in the many adaptations of Les Misérables, sharing the populist ideology of the Friends of the ABC and joining the revolutionaries in the June 1832 rebellion. He figures in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th parts of the novel.
Key facts
- Character.lbl21
- Born
- Character.name
- Gavroche
- Character.series
- Les Misérables
- Character.image
- 150px|Illustration of Gavroche by Émile Bayard (1837–1891)
- Character.caption
- Illustration of Gavroche by Émile Bayard(1837-1891)
- Character.creator
- Victor Hugo
- Character.full_name
- Gavroche Thénardier
- Character.gender
- Male
- Character.occupation
- Street child Revolutionary
- Character.affiliation
- ''Les Amis de l'ABC'' (Friends of the ABC)
- Character.nationality
- French
- Character.data21
- 1820
- Character.lbl22
- Death
- Character.data22
- 1832
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- In the novel
- Inspiration and character
- Argot
- Adaptations
- In the musical
- Cultural references
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Gavroche () is a fictional character in the 1862 novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. He is a boy who lives on the streets of Paris. His name has become a synonym for an urchin or street child. Gavroche plays a short yet significant role in the many adaptations of Les Misérables, sharing the populist ideology of the Friends of the ABC and joining the revolutionaries in the June 1832 rebellion. He figures in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th parts of the novel.
==In the novel== thumb|alt="Gavroche," Pen and ink drawing by Victor Hugo|Gavroche a 11 ans (Gavroche aged 11), pen and ink drawing by Victor Hugo Gavroche is the eldest son of Monsieur and Madame Thénardier. He has two older sisters, Éponine and Azelma, and two unnamed younger brothers. Hugo never provides his given name but says Gavroche has chosen his own name. His parents show him no affection and send him to live in the street, where he is better off than at home.