| It is full of many characters whose lives intertwine. Val Jean the main character steals a loaf of bread for his sister's family and is in jail for twenty years. Javert pursues him, because Val Jean breaks parole. Javert has conflict, because he see the world in black and whites and Val Jean exposes him to grays. While mayor, Val Jean, meets a prostitute that used to work in his factory. He feels guilty she is dying and promises to take care of her daughter, Cossette. Cosette is staying with the Thaindeliers. The father and mother are crooks and con artists and eventually drag their children in to it. Val Jean basically buys Cosette from them and takes her to a convent school where he gets a job. By the time she's a teen he feels safe enough to buy a house for them to stay at. Cosette eventually falls in love with a revolutionary, Marius. Val Jean has to save him from a street riot. Val Jean also allows Javert, who is still chasing him, to escape from the revolutionaries. Javert can't handle the gray and commits suicide. Cosette and Marius marry, and Val Jean confesses to Marius of his past. Val Jean removes himself from Cosette and dies of heartache. | ||
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Plot & Themes Time/era of story - 1600-1899 Family, loving relations Yes Special relationship with - daughter Crime & Police story Yes Story of Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes Eccentric: How sensitive is this character? Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 8 () Europe Yes European country: - France City? Yes City: - dirty, grimy (like New York) - dangerous - wealthy - rude people Small town? Yes Small town people: - hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids - sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle Misc setting Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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