The main character Jean Valjean is the epitome of rehabilitation. After spending nineteen years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread Jean Valjean becomes callused. He is very angry at society for his unjust sentence, and as a result his thought pattern transforms into mere black and white. Only the saintly Bishop of Digne treats him kindly and Valjean whom is hardened repays him by stealing some silver. After being caught and on the brink of another unjust sentence of life in prison Valjean loses hope. However when the Bishop lies to the police to save him, Valjea

Another interesting detail of the story was how the mentally ill were treated before the courts. The courts, and Javert supposedly represented all that was just in society, all that was good, and a direct representation of the civility of the noble society. However, when a man who was mistakenly identified as the real Jean Valjean appeared before the court all that was corrupt was observed. The man appeared to be mentally ill, and as a result was ridiculed for this. Almost after every question, which was answered by the mentally ill man, was laughed at. Even Jean Valjean himself nearly allowed the man to be on the blunt side of his punishments. Until Valjean appeared in court all growth appeared to be lost. Valjean realized that the accused man might not be a righteous person but his lack of intrinsic values made him all the more worth saving. It was a reminder of Valjean’s selflessness that allowed the accused man to be saved. The less the accused man resembled Jean Valjean, the more Valjean resembled the convict before his conversion. Just like the bishop saved him, he must save the accused from all the sufferings that he had endured for such a long time before.

An incredibly interesting detail of the story is how single mothers are treated. The social view becomes apparent when Fantine an unmarried working mother is discovered. The fear that Fantine will corrupt the workforce with her supposed uncivil views, results in her firing and her commencement of prostitution. Even though Fantine’s life truly reaches the bottom of the barrel, she grasps hold of the love for her daughter and is eventually rewar

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