Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Overview... an idealistic woman whose innocence stands in contrast to her harsh childhood. After her father left, Cosette's mother, Fantine, was forced to leave her with the greedy Thénardiers. Jean Valjean, an ex-convict, luckily rescued Cosette and raised her as his own daughter. While Cosette is deeply devoted to her foster father, her need for independence and the first pangs of romantic love may soon leave the two at odds.
Personality... sweet, kind, and devoted to those she loves. Raised for several years in a convent, Cosette might appear outwardly demure and naive, but she's more daring than she appears– "more of a lark than a dove." While her innocence often causes others to try to shield her, Cosette may be more ready than Valjean thinks to face the harsher parts of life.
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Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism, and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him, and has been a perennial favorite since it first appeared over 150 years ago. This exciting new translation with Jillian Tamaki's brilliant cover art will be a gift both to readers who have already fallen for its timeless story and to new readers discovering it for the first time.
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Jean Valjean, convicted of stealing bread, is hounded for decades by the relentless and cruel policeman Javert.
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The story of Jean Valjean, a Frenchman convicted of minor crimes, who is hounded for years by an unforgiving and unrelenting police inspector, Javert.
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Jean Valjean, a Frenchman imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a police officer named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
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In France during World War II, a poor and illiterate man, Henri Fortin (Jean-Paul Belmondo), is introduced to Victor Hugo's classic novel Les Misérables and begins to see parallels between the book and his own life.
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The lives of numerous people over the course of 20 years in 19th century France, weaved together by the story of an ex-convict named Jean Valjean on the run from an obsessive police inspector, who pursues him for only a minor offense.
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An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption.
