Essay Archive - Les Miserables: Jean Valjean
Les Miserables: Jean Valjean
Jean Valjean was an alluring hero of Les Miserables for many reasons,
one of which was his drastic conversion from a miserable criminal into a heroic,
peaceful man. Jean Valjean seems like a three dimensional character at first.
But deep inside his emotions he shows a defined viewpoint on life making him a
flat character. One of the most compassionate things he did was guarding
Cossette and treating her as if she were his own daughter. He is the main
character, therefore there would essentially be no plot without him. His several
journeys span across a length of twenty years. He i....
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