▁to ▁progress . ▁ ▁Fe u illy ▁– ▁An ▁or phan ed ▁fan ▁mak er ▁who ▁taught ▁himself ▁to ▁read ▁and ▁write . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁who ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁student . ▁ ▁Grant aire ▁– ▁A ▁dr unk ▁with ▁little ▁interest ▁in ▁revolution . ▁Despite ▁his ▁p ess im ism , ▁he ▁eventually ▁decl ares ▁himself ▁a ▁bel ie ver ▁in ▁the ▁Republic , ▁and ▁dies ▁alongside ▁En j ol ras . ▁ ▁Jean ▁Pr ou va ire ▁( also ▁Je han ) ▁– ▁A ▁Rom antic ▁with ▁knowledge ▁of ▁Italian , ▁Latin , ▁Greek , ▁and ▁Heb rew , ▁and ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁ ▁J oly ▁– ▁A ▁medical ▁student ▁who ▁has ▁unusual ▁theories ▁about ▁health . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁hy po ch ond ri ac ▁and ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁happ iest ▁of ▁the ▁Fri ends . ▁ ▁Les gle ▁( also ▁L è gle , ▁La ig le , ▁L ' A ig le ▁[ The ▁E agle ] ▁or ▁Bos su et ) ▁– ▁The ▁oldest ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁group . ▁Consider ed ▁not or iously ▁un l ucky , ▁Les gle ▁begins ▁bald ing ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twenty - five . ▁It ▁is ▁Les gle ▁who ▁introdu ces ▁Mar ius ▁to ▁the ▁Fri ends . ▁ ▁Minor ▁▁ ▁– ▁The ▁younger ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁Th én ard iers . ▁Like ▁her ▁sister ▁É pon ine , ▁she ▁is ▁spo iled ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁imp