Les Miserables at its most basic is the story of Jean Valjean. He lived with his sister and her family in extreme poverty in France after the French Revolution. In one act of desperation he broke a window and stole a loaf of bread. His sentence was lengthened by multiple escape attempts until he was finally released 19 years later. His hardness and bitterness increased by the response he got when he was required to show his papers at each new town he visited‚ resulting in lower pay and refusal of
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production‚ and on the big screen in 2012. The story centers around Jean Valjean‚ a man who spent nineteen years in prison for stealing bread for his sister and her family who were starving; Fantine‚ an unwed working-class mother who has traveled to Paris after leaving her daughter in the care of unscrupulous innkeepers‚ so that Fantine can earn enough money to provide for her daughter; Cosette‚ Fantine’s daughter‚ who goes to live with Valjean after her mother dies; and Javert‚ a police inspector who believes
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Fatal Flaw In the film Les Miserables‚ Jean Valjean is a hero because he often sacrifices himself in order to be fair and to protect his loved ones. Valjean‚ a reformed convict‚ sacrifices himself and gives up his freedom after a long period of his life time hiding from Javert‚ because he would never let an injustice occur. Javert an inspector from the French police‚ has been trying to prove that Jean Valjean is a convict ever since the day he saw Valjean helped a man who was about to the crushed
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adaptation of the famous Broadway musical to the movie theatre and the actors live singing. Les Miserables’ plot is based on the novel written by Victor Hugo‚ set in 19th-century France. It tells the story of Prisoner 24601‚ whose real name is Jean Valjean‚ and how he breaks his parole to become an honest man. While constantly eluding relentless Inspector Javert‚ he adopts a child who goes by the name of Cosette‚ the daughter of the working mother‚ Fantine. Though this arrangement of runaway convict
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found in the character himself‚ Jean Valjean. For instance Jean Valjean in the text is a criminal and is also a criminal in the movie as well. In the movie clip it states that Jean Valjean is a criminal and was punished for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sister’s family. In the book it also states that Jean Valjean stole a loaf of bread and was punished for his actions by being sentenced to what first started out as a five year trial and was lengthened by Valjean himself for trying to escape more
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“Something new was entering his soul. Jean Valjean had never loved anything… When he saw Cosette‚ when he had taken her‚ carried her away‚ and rescued her‚ he felt his heart moved. All that he had of feeling and affection was aroused and vehemently attracted towards this child” (123). Symbol: To begin‚ Hugo uses Fauchelevent as a symbol of how good deeds have positive effects. In Fantine‚ Valjean saved Fauchelevent from underneath a carriage. On page 143 it says‚ “Jean Valjean remembered. Chance that is to
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should be killed. Jean
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always keeps the original good intention‚ in spite of the changeable surroundings. In Hugo’s Les Miserables‚ the priest not only took Jean Valjean in after he knew that he was a criminal‚ but also forgave him for stealing his silverware by saying to the police that it was given to him as a gift. The priest showed the highest good and purified the soul of Jean Valjean‚ helping him become good. Water
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beginning‚ when Jean Valjean stayed with the bishop. Valjean stole his silver and ran off. He ends up being caught by police‚ but when the police questioned the bishop‚ he claimed to have given the silver to Valjean. Jean was confused and the bishop claimed that with the silver‚ he had purchased the convicts soul‚ and had given it to God‚ and from that day forward‚ Valjean must be a good man. Another example of forgiveness goes two ways. Javert‚ in his relentless pursuit of Valjean‚ is captured by
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considered the one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century. The movie is about man‚ Jean Valjean‚ who experienced corruption and injustice in many years. When he was given a chance to live freely‚ he saw God. His blinded heart transformed. This remained in him throughout the story. Love and justice reigns in his heart whatever happened. Story/Screenplay The main character of the movie is Jean Valjean. He was imprisoned for nineteen years because of stealing bread for his sister’s son. After
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