Jean Valjean started off in prison because he stole a loaf of bread. After serving 19 years of prison , Jean Valjean was put on papers for the rest of his life. His papers prohibited him from getting a job. After meeting a Bishop Myriel, Jean was saved. Although he stole from the Bishop, he still forgave him. Jean has did a lot of things but for good reasons. He stole the loaf of bread because his family was starving. Jean rescues Cosette from the Thenardiers after Fantine dies, but has to run from Javert. Valjean finally gets a job as a gardener, after him and Cosette moves to Paris, where they hide in a Convent. He also saves Marius after he gets shot by taking him down in a sewer and hiding. Valjean is a great man.
