Valjeane And Cosette's Relationship Essay

Having a very strong relationship with their father is something that a lot of girls want to make sure they have in their lives, and in the case of Cosette and Valjean in Les Miserables, written by Victor Hugo, that seems to be very true. Jean Valjean and Cosette are characters that are both able to bring life and happiness into each other’s lives because in the beginning Valjean is there for Cosette, meanwhile Cosette gives purpose for Valjean’s life, but I wouldn’t always say their relationship was necessarily the best for them. First and foremost, Jean Valjean was there for Cosette in the beginning when she needed him the most. “As a child, Cosette is beaten, belittled, and deprived terribly of basic physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. … There is no figure to love her or support her, and the Thenardiers can in no way provide nourishment for her spirit” (http://rueplumet_no.55. …show more content…
Without Valjean, Cosette would have been stuck suffering with the Thenardiers, but he came into her life at the perfect time. Valjean had just gotten out of prison and didn’t think he had anything to live his life for. When he took in Cosette as his own child, he was finally able to find the reason that he needed to live. They had a very strong relationship throughout the story, but they had such a strong relationship that, at times, it seemed like they wouldn’t be able to live with each other. Even if a relationship between two people may seem like it is very helpful to those two people, there are also many ways that, that same relationship could be considered