Connections 2- Les Miserables

When speaking to Adele, Jane incquires, "but after your mama went to the Holy Virgin, as you say, with whom did you live then?"

 Adele answers, "With Madame Frederic and her husband: she took care of me, but she is nothing related to me. I think she is poor, she had not so fine a house as mama. I was not long there. Mr. Rochester asked me if I would like to go and live with him in England, and I said yes; for I knew Mr. Rochester before I knew Madame, and he was always kind to me and gave me pretty dresses and toys." (104-105)

This quote reminds me very much of the book and movie Les Miserables. Not only is this child orphaned like little Cosette in the story, but both of their mothers become extremely ill and pass away. One of the main connections, however is that Adele lived with a woman and her husband in the book, and in Les Mis, Cosette lives with Madame Thernadier and her husband who she is not related to. Also, a prominent male figure steps into the picture to help and raise these girs. Jean Valjean and Mr. Rochester both take care of the girls, but them clothes and toys, and basically become their father figures in their lives. These are just a few connetions that I found that parallel these two stories very closely.