In addition, Javert is an example of a character whose human nature is good because he acts morally right. According to Les Miserables, it states, “To owe life to a malefactor, to accept that debt and to pay it, to be, in spite of himself, on a level with a fugitive from justice, and to pay him for one service with another service; to allow him to say...betray society in order to be true to his own conscience; that all these absurdities should be realized and that they should be accumulated upon himself, that it was by which he was prostrated”(335-336). This quote represents how Javert is good. Javert has realized that Jean Valjean spared his life, so he did the right thing by letting Jean Valjean free. By doing so, Javert would be betraying society, which he swore to protect.
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He started to feel respect for a slave and that has turned his world upside down. Javert finally realized that the way he has lived his life was wrong. As a result, Javert has become a good person. He’s willing to against the law and as a police officer, that’s the biggest crime he can ever commit. However, Javert had two choices to choose from, it was either to return Jean Valjean back to the galleys or to commit suicide. Javert commits suicide instead of bringing someone he freed back to the galleys. Because of that, it shows how he did not have mixed feelings about bringing Jean Valjean back. If Javert hasn't changed, he wouldn’t have been able to realize Jean Valjean is a good person. After many years trying to catch Jean Valjean, Javert has finally caught him, but he decided to let him go. This shows how Javert is a good person because of his superego saying that freeing Jean Valjean was the best thing he could do for someone who saved his life. Javert has proved to be morally right since he saved Jean Valjean’s life regardless of the law. As a result, Javert acting morally right is an example of a good
He started to feel respect for a slave and that has turned his world upside down. Javert finally realized that the way he has lived his life was wrong. As a result, Javert has become a good person. He’s willing to against the law and as a police officer, that’s the biggest crime he can ever commit. However, Javert had two choices to choose from, it was either to return Jean Valjean back to the galleys or to commit suicide. Javert commits suicide instead of bringing someone he freed back to the galleys. Because of that, it shows how he did not have mixed feelings about bringing Jean Valjean back. If Javert hasn't changed, he wouldn’t have been able to realize Jean Valjean is a good person. After many years trying to catch Jean Valjean, Javert has finally caught him, but he decided to let him go. This shows how Javert is a good person because of his superego saying that freeing Jean Valjean was the best thing he could do for someone who saved his life. Javert has proved to be morally right since he saved Jean Valjean’s life regardless of the law. As a result, Javert acting morally right is an example of a good