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Redemption

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Redemption is defined as the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil. Jean Valjean shows this type of redemption from the time he gets out of jail until he end of the novel. Jean Valjean shows the theme of redemption to multiple people, including Cosette, throughout Victor Hugo's book, Les Miserables, just like Cosette I have been saved by my father. Because of his redemptive nature and care for Fantine, Jean Valjean chooses to rescue Cosette from the Thenardiers. While most believe that the Thenardiers were outstanding people for caring for Cosette, they were actually extorting her for money. If Jean Valjean had not been shown redemption by the bishop in the beginning, he would have never shown it to Cosette. Since he saved

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