The Post-Industrial Revolution cities in movies and literature

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Les Miserables, one of the greatest novels of the 1900s, is a novel written by Victor Hugo. This novel starts in 1815 and continues to the June rebellion of Paris in 1832. The timeline coincides with the French Industrial revolution that occurred between the 1810 to 1870. The novel features several characters in which their lives are intertwined as themes of politics, justice, religion, romance and redemption were explored. Aside from this, advancements in the Industrial revolution also mirrored the narrative.
Les Miserables begins with a prisoner named Jan Valjean. Jan Valjean, also known as prisoner 24601, has been recently released from prison. Because of his criminal record, he had difficulty landing a job. With Bishop's Myriel's mercy, Jan Valjean was able to start a new life. Assuming the name of Monsieur Madeleine, he was able to become a wealthy factory owner of clothing. Relating this to the Industrial Revolution, France rapid industrialization started at the spread of mechanized textile production. In the1700s and 1800s, mechanized textile production made mass production of goods in factories possible. France at that time did not coal nor iron resources. The country's Industrialization came from textile and furniture manufacturing (Brooks, 2018).
The formation of the French working class can also be attributed to Industrialization. One of the most significant characters in this novel is Fantine, a grisette working in Valjean's factory. Besides, every now and then, the story describes unemployed, homeless people. The increasing Industrialization that time was detrimental to the family economy. The Industrialization made it difficult for people involved with cottage industries to find work (Maynes, 1995).
Aside from being a factory worker, Jan Valjean was also the Mayor of Montreuilsur-Mer. There was a point in th...