In this chapter there is a man that has come to the town of D---- and is looking for a place to stay. He asks many people including an innkeeper but is turned away because his papers say that he is a criminal. The prison would not even accept him to stay there. Then a woman came out of the church, she saw him sleeping on a bench, she told the traveling man to knock on one specific door.
My Thoughts:
The most interesting thing that I found about this chapter was the fact that a voice from the prison told the traveling man that "A prison is not a tavern; get yourself arrested and we will open." (Hugo 10). I find this so compelling because it shows just how desperate some people could be to find shelter. Times were so rough that people thought about getting sent to jail just to have a safe place to sleep at night.
I think that this chapter kind of took me by surprise because of the desperation for shelter. I could not imagine having to get arrested just to be able to stay in a safe place to sleep. Good job on the summary, you did a really good job including important aspects.
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