The Secret Life Of Jean Valjean Essay

There are many things that are understandable. Like trying to help out someone you care about or trying to provide for everyone in your family. So you’d do anything. In the book, Jean Valjean was just a guy who had to take care of his sister and their children by providing a place to stay, eat, etc. He’s is not a criminal by stealing a loaf of bread but there at least had to be some sort of fine and not 5 years in prison. You can tell if he was thinking to himself if what he did will lead to more bad things. Throughout the book he’s trying to the right thing by helping out Cossette after Fantine died. And fulfilling his promise to the bishop to do good with the silver that he gave to Valjean. Valjean only stole the bread out of necessity and not out of an evil spirit. He was 25 years old when started to support his sisters and their 7 kids. “There was a severe winter; Jean had no work, the family had no bread; literally, no bread, and seven children’. This is one of many things that he did. He just wanted to feed his sisters and their children. Ever since his father died, he took over and took care of his sisters. He had 4 jobs that included a reaper, workman, teamster and a laborer. “Then sobbing as he was, he raised his right hand and lowered it seven times, as if he was toughing …show more content…
“Liberation is not deliverance. A convict may leave the galleys behind, but not his condemnation” (Hugo 61). When Jean Valjean was in the bishop’s room thinking about whether “to cleave this skull, or kiss this hand” (Hugo 29). He was motionless and terrified which in that case he was just thinking if he should do the right thing or not. He ended up not killing him but going to a different room and found a basket silver which he took. After that he fled, then the next morning he got caught. The police then took hostage of him and went to the bishop’s house and confronted him with