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He was caught and imprisoned for five years in the Bagne of Toulon. He attempted to escape four times, and each time his sentence was lengthened by three years; he also received an extra two years for once resisting recapture during his second escape.
Inspector Javert is the head of the police, whose lifelong goal is to catch the escaped criminal Jean Valjean. Valjean, who has taken on a new name and has found a new life, reveals who he...
When the police arrest Valjean, Myriel covers for him, claiming that the silverware was a gift. The authorities release Valjean and Myriel makes him promise to become an honest man. Eager to fulfill his promise, Valjean masks his identity and enters the town of Montreuil-sur-mer.
When Valjean is caught by the police, Myriel claims that the silverware was a gift and lets Valjean go, but not before making him promise to live a good life from now on. Valjean moves to the town of Montreuil-sur-mer and becomes rich after inventing a new way of making black jade glass.
Valjean goes into prison a simple and decent man, but his time in jail has a seemingly irreversible effect on him, and he emerges from the chain gang a hardened criminal who hates society for what it has done to him.
When he is brought back by the police, the Bishop exclaims that Valjean forgot to take the silver candlesticks as well. He pretends that the silver was a gift to Valjean so that the policemen will let him go.
'Les Misérables' by Victor Hugo is a historical fiction novel written in 1862. It tells the story of the struggles of Jean Valjean, a man released from prison after 19 years of wrongful imprisonment. Introduction. Summary. Themes and Analysis. Characters. Quotes. Historical Context. Review. Victor Hugo. Article written by Emma Baldwin.
