Ceci est Victor Hugo . Quelle est l'essence de ce passage en anglais ?
Nul n'ira jusqu'au fond du rire d'un enfant ; C'est l'amour, l'innocence auguste, épanouie, C'est la témérité de la grâce inouïe, La gloire d'être pur, l'orgueil d'être debout, La paix, on ne sait quoi d'ignorant qui sait tout. Ce rire, c'est le ciel prouvé, c'est Dieu visible
-Victor Hugo
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I'm not entirely in agreement with John (sorry John) especially on the conclusion. This theme (everyone was born free and pure and this is the society which corrupt us) is Rousseau's not so much Hugo's. To me this passage is more about insouciance (not recklessness of action but also freedom of mind), which allows to do everything and it is combined strongly with innocence, which allows to judge everyone and comdamn us by a simple laugh.
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In this passage, Hugo is talking about the qualities of a child. He qualifies him as innocent, pure, and gracious. This part of the poem shows that no one was born as a criminal and that we all start our lives as innocent and nice little children.
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