In the beginning, Val Jean was poor and starving, so he stole a piece of bread. That single piece of bread, put him in prison for 19 years. Today stealing a piece of bread would be considered nothing, you especially wouldn’t go to prison. Once Jean Val Jean got out of prison, he found himself going to the Bishop’s door asking to stay. Bishop Myrine let him into his humble home and fed him. Little did he know that Valjean would steal from him. Later on, Jean Valjean was found by guards with silverware in his backpack. Val Jean …show more content…
She had a child out of wedlock, and she was fired because of her actions were looked down upon at his factory. At the time he was not aware of how being fired affected Fantine, and he did not care at the time because he was more worried about being exposed. This event forced Fantine to go into prostitution due to lack of money. Soon, the circumstance of Fantine were brought to Valjean’s eye, when Javier arrested her when she wasn’t at fault. Fantine was brittle, poor, and extremely sick. Valjean being the honorable man he was couldn’t help himself but to take care of her, for as he saw it as his fault. Valjean’s sudden action was to take care of her in any way he could. Fantine was deathly sick from tuberculosis, and Valjean fell helplessly in love with her. Eventually he fulfilled her last dying wish, taking care of her daughter, Cosette. During this time, Valjean was becoming a better man because he took on tasks that he didn’t have to, but did it out of the generosity from his heart. The tragedy of her death, shaped him into a better