<Li> In the musical Marius sees Éponine dressed as a boy before the insurrection starts, while in the novel he only recognizes her after she is shot . </Li> <Li> In the musical, Éponine, dressed as a boy, is sent by Marius to deliver a letter to Cosette . In the novel, Gavroche is sent to deliver it after Éponine's death . </Li> <Li> In the original stage show, Éponine is fatally shot as she returns to the barricades . In the novel, she and Marius are already at the barricades, and she blocks a soldier's shot meant for Marius . However, in the 2014 Broadway revival, Éponine is injured in the same manner as the book . </Li> <Li> At the time of her death in the musical, no speculation is made at first how and where Éponine is injured . When she collapses, Marius notices her hair is damp and opens her coat to reveal that she has been shot in the chest . In the novel, she was shot through her hand first, and the bullet came out through her back . The latter version was used in the 2012 film adaption . </Li>

Marius gives éponine a necklace to give to cosette