why javert could be a lynx, aka “the furry committee pays respects to monsieur hugo, its founder”

mycravatundone:

RIGHT, so, as to @lawisnotmocked‘s request to find something on what would a lynx metaphor in the brick mean in terms of animal symbolism. 

here’s the only instance when a lynx appears in the brick, if anyone forgot it:

Jean Valjean remained inert beneath Javert’s grasp, like a lion submitting to the claws of a lynx.

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