He did not want to be the way that he was. He did not like being like this. He wanted to be like Enjolras. He wanted to be good, and brave, and strong like Enjolras. He wanted to make Enjolras proud. But it was too late for that, now. Long ago, perhaps, but not now. Now, Grantaire was a disgraceful man. But long ago, things had been different.

"Shoot me," the rebel replied, seemingly fearlessly, proudly, majestically, honorably, and boldly. It became clear at this moment that the young revolutionary leader was ready to die for the Revolution, for freedom, and for all of his dead friends.

Before he was the strong, passionate, and fearless warrior of the Revolution, the loyal servant of France, and the great leader of the Friends of the ABC, Enjolras was a child. In Victor Hugo's great masterpiece "Les Miserables," we never learn anything of Enjolras's youth or of the past that made him the charming young man who was capable of being terrible.

The battle is over, the barricade has fallen, and all his friends are dead. Enjolras and Grantaire alone remain, but before they can be executed side by side, they are arrested and imprisoned. Before long, Grantaire is dying, and Enjolras is being questioned about underground revolutionary conspiracy that he is suspected to be a part of. Two choices become clear: Death or Escape.

As he stands prepared to die before the French army, Enjolras is taken prisoner by the cold-hearted inspector Javert, who believes that the young revolutionary is his only key to finding the escaped prisoner 24601. As Enjolras suffers in prison, two survivors of the revolution risk everything that they have as they set out on a mission to rescue their leader.