![]() ![]() ![]() He becomes kind, a devoted father-figure to a girl, Cosette, who loses her mother, and a benefactor to those in need. Out of this encounter, Valjean becomes a repentant, honorable, and dignified man. His life turns around when Bishop Myriel of Digne, from whom he steals valuable silverware, tells the police that he has given the treasure to Valjean. This document, often called a "passeport jaune" (yellow passport), identifies him to all as a former convict and immediately brands Valjean an outcast wherever he travels. In the popular imagination, the character of Jean Valjean came to represent Hugo himself.Īs a parolee, Valjean is issued a yellow passport with marching orders to Pontarlier, where he will be forced to live under severe restrictions. Valjean and police Inspector Javert, who repeatedly encounters Valjean and attempts to return him to prison, have become archetypes in literary culture. Valjean is also known in the novel as Monsieur Madeleine, Ultime Fauchelevent (sometimes called Tranchelevent), Monsieur Leblanc, and Urbain Fabre. The story depicts the character's struggle to lead a normal life and redeem himself after serving a 19-year-long prison sentence for stealing bread to feed his sister's starving children and attempting to escape from prison. Jean Valjean ( French: ) is the protagonist of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables. ![]() Illustration by Gustave Brion.Ĭosette (surrogate daughter no legal or blood relation) ![]() Jean Valjean disguised as Monsieur Madeleine. ![]()
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