Jean Valjean Quotes

Everyone has moments in their life where they wish they would have done something differently. For example, I wish I would have studied for a hard test more or my brother may wish that he did not run on wet tile and break his hand. Many of these things are personal cause and effects. Most of the time you know what you should or should not be doing at the time of the certain action. In the book The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal, the author asks the reader to explore what they would have done if a nazi asked for forgiveness on their deathbed. What makes Wiesenthal’s situation different from ours is that his pain or for lack of better words suffering was out of his control and the person who controlled it is asking him for forgiveness. What

From the moment on he dedicated his life solely to her, to protecting her from the sorrows of poverty. From that moment he could no longer be Jean Valjean, or Monsieur Madeleine, he had to start his life over once again and Cosette was all he had in it. He sacrificed in order to gain self-approval and the ability to forgive himself.

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear--not absence of fear.” This quote from author Mark Twain perfectly summarizes the evolution of Huckleberry Finn in his book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In this book, a boy named Huck Finn, goes on many adventures with a wanted runaway slave, Jim. Through the course of the book it seems that Huck’s new found priority is to free and provide protection for Jim. The book mainly takes place along the Mississippi River during the 1830’s-40’s, before the Jim Crow laws were introduced. Throughout the novel, Twain implements the notion that society’s manipulative views must be overcome by following one’s heart and having moral strength. He enforces this theme by using a number of literary devices,

What would you do if you had the chance to get back at someone who has wronged you? Would you do something that could ruin their life or would you turn the other cheek and forgive them and not do anything? In the novel Johnny Tremain, Johnny, a fourteen year-old prideful boy, is an apprentice for a silversmith. He is a hard worker, gifted and clever in the work that he does and holds it over the heads of the two other apprentices. He bosses them around constantly, is always getting on to them for the work they do, do not do, or do not do well enough, and never says a kind word even if they did finally do something right. All in all, Johnny was not pleasant to be around most of the time. When Johnny’s hand is burned, he is forced to find a new way to

Jean Valjean takes in Cosette, the orphaned child of Fantine, a prostitute. As Hugo explains, “When he saw Cosette, when he had taken her, carried her away, and rescued her, he felt his heart moved” (108). Without Valjean’s intervention, Cosette would be doomed to a life of neglect with the Thenardier’s, or worst be outcast to a life of poverty on the street. Liz Murray has taken her terrible experiences, and used them to help others like she was. She creates a program to provide counseling and assistance to youth at Covenant House, a nonprofit that provides shelter for impoverished and homeless youth. As the poem “Invictus” says, Liz Murray “in the fell clutch of circumstance” has “not winced nor cried aloud” (Henley 5-6). Rather than complaining her unfortunate childhood, Murray’s spirit has triumphed and she has found a meaningful way to use her suffering for growth. Both Valjean and Murray become forces for good in the world, rather than succumbing to feeling sorry for themselves, they triumph over their

Douglas Horton once said, "While seeking revenge, dig two graves - one for yourself". The Count of Monte Cristo, a truly captivating novel written by Alexandre Dumas, lives to tell the tale of a young French Sailor, Edmond Dantés, who is forced to spend fourteen years in prison due to the actions of his jealous enemies or so-called "friends". When he eventually escapes, he is left with the feelings of a strong hatred and a thirst for revenge which sets him up to be the man he develops into throughout the novel. Throughout the novel, the Count of Monte Cristo seeks relentless revenge on all of the people who had wronged him many years ago. Dantés, completely unrecognizable after being freed, became only a prisoner of himself due to his need

The story Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes, took place in the mid 1770’s in Boston during the Revolution. The events up to and during the Revolution happened because the colonies were trying to break away from the British and become free and independent. The main character in this novel, Johnny Tremain, had many of the same characteristics as people today have. Esther Forbes used many examples to show that not unlike real people, Johnny had courage, yet fear, affection, but also hate, and he made mistakes with the things that he said. There were many examples for Johnny being courageous, yet having fear.

Throughout the book edmond seeks out his revenge for his wrongful imprisonment against those who put in the hell of his prison he. When he was released he immediately began planning his revenge. For this paper i will go in depth about his revenge.

Johnny Tremain is a book written by Esther Forbes in which the protagonist, the books namesake, joins the Sons of Liberty in fighting for freedom after having his right hand crippled as a silversmith. It is classified as a classic historical fiction novel, but what makes a book a classic? Length and monotony? Years of circulation, and an author long deceased? The piles of essays on various desks addressing differing aspects of the book?

After being set free for an act of crime he has committed, Javert realizes that his ideals on duty and that all criminals are unjust may not be as absolute as he once believed. After capturing JVJ for the first time, he makes it his life goal to put an end to JVJ. He follows him around Europe and even becomes a spy to see JVJ. When he get’s caught for being a spy by the revolutionaries in the war, he is sentenced to death and JVJ is the one to kill him. However, JVJ only pretends to kill him, and he lets Javert free.

Everyone needs someone to love and care for as well as someone who can return that love and care. When Cosette comes into Valjean’s life, it makes him feel something he didn’t feel in a long time, “When he saw Cosette, when he had taken her, carried her away, and rescued her, he felt his heart move” (123). At this point, she becomes more than just a girl but another symbol in Valjean’s

"God has his own ways. The covenant contributed to Cosette to confirm and complete, in Jean Valjean, the work of the bishop... His whole heart melted in gratitude, and he loved more and more (p.149)." An ex-convict of 19 years, only stealing bread, robbed the opportunity to live life to the fullest because of the rejection of man and nature alike. Redemption is a continual process. Love through redemption does not just stop with the covenant where he met the bishop, but it flows to a greater purpose.

Jean Valjean´s feelings toward Marius goes from hatred to love in the time that he knows him. At first Jean was angered with Marius because he could see that Cosette and Marius were taking a liking into each other. This angered Jean Valjean because he was afraid that he was going to lose his daughter Cosette which would be devastating for him. Jean Valjean began to realize that Cosette was unhappy without Marius which I believe is the reason he decided to save Marius by taking him through the sewers from when he was wounded from being in the barricades. After saving him and taking him to his grandfather's house Marius slowly recovers. Once he is back at full strength Marius and Cosette get married and Jean Valjean love them both as his children and he dies peacefully know they are taken care of.

Cosette is deprived of the love that she desires and deserves. She longs for love and instead receives the opposite. The Thenardiers do not care for Cosette and do not view her as their child, to them she is a servant girl. When Jean Valjean offers to take Cosette away from the Thenardiers, they reply, “Ah monsieur! My good monsieur! Take her, keep her, take her away, carry her off, sugar her, stuff her, drink her, eat her, and be blessed by the holy Virgin and all the saints in paradise!” (154). The Thenardiers want Cosette out of their house, and no longer want the responsibility of taking care of the “imbecile child” (147). It is a blessing to them that this traveler has come to take Cosette away forever. Because of Jean Valjean's good deed, Cosette's life can improve and she can finally experience the emotion of love she longs for. Although Jean Valjean offers Cosette all the love he is capable of giving, it is not enough to satisfy Cosette. She craves for a different, romantic love after she is introduced to Marius. Hugo,

Jean Valjean sacrificed much as he sought redemption. One of the first sacrifices that Jean Valjean makes is that of his identity, during the Champmathieu affair. As Monsieur Madeleine, Jean Valjean was a trusted official in a high position. He struggled with himself when he heard that the ‘real’ Jean Valjean had been caught: should he stay in M—sur m—where he was comfortable and popular, or do the right thing, remove a man from an undeserved galley life, and become a convict once more. When Madeleine revealed himself as Jean Valjean, he forever gave up that comfortable position of authority. He became a convict again – a wanted convict. He would now live out the rest of his life hiding, of not running, from the police. Jean sacrificed his safety. Saving Marius’ life by carrying him through the sewers also proved to be a sacrifice. Jean’s entire existence revolved around Cosette. She was what kept him on the track the bishop set him on. He adored her. He was devastated to learn that she was in love with Marius, yet he saved