Plot

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When released from prison after 19 years, five starting years for stealing bread to help his sister's family and and fourteen more for escape attempts, Jean Valjean went to a town. There, he was turned away by every innkeeper, and even a poor family, in a quest to find shelter for the night. This is because when he was released from jail he was forced to carry a yellow passport which showed he was an ex convict. Eventually a woman directs him to a church where Bishop Myriel takes him in and gives him food. That was the start of Jean Valjean's journey with a new identity, Monsieur Madeleine. He moves to a new town where Valjean invents an ingenious manufacturing process that brings the town prosperity. He eventually becomes the town’s mayor. While this happens, a young woman named Fantine falls in love with Tholomyès, a rich boy who impregnates her then leaves her alone with a child. Fantine returns to her home with Cosette, her illegitimate daughter. She figures out that she will not find any work with Cosette because she is illegitimate.She travels along until she meets the In the town of Thénardiers, a family that runs the local inn. After she begs and persuades them, they agree to watch Cosette for a monthly payment. Happy that Cosette was safe, she went along to find work. While with The Thénardiers, Cosette is mistreated and turned into a slave who ate worse than the dogs. Fantine finds work but is later fired due to the discovery of Cosette's birth. The Thénardiers increase the monthly payment amount and Fantine turns to prostitution to pay debt owed. She is thrown in prison by Javert, but Madeline intervenes. Later, a man is accused of being Valjean and Madeine confesses his identity to save the man. Javert arrests Jean where he was visiting the sick Fantine. She dies of shock at his arrest and Jean is put in prison. He escapes and sets out to find Cossette, whom he had promised to bring to Fantine.When Jean finds her, he frees her and 'adopts' her as his own daughter. Their relationship strengthens as they flee the police. They move to a dilapidated town where they are discovered and are forced to seek refuge in a convent where Cosette learns and Jean works as a gardener.From there, they grow older and Jean and Cosette start to go on walks to get more time together during the little time allowed by the convent. Marius Pontmercy is a young boy who lives with his rich Aunt and Grandfatehr. His grandfather made Marius believe his father was a horrible man. When his father dies and Marius learns about him and how he was a good guy. Angry at his grandfather for telling lies, he runs away and becomes a poor law student.He helps his poorer neighbors, the Jondrettes. One day, he sees Costette at a park. He loves her instantly, because she is beautiful. He begins to follow her and her 'grandfather/father', Jean, to the park because he wants to see her. Soon, Jean pays a visit to help Marius's poor neighbors who are really bad guys bent on retrieving back Cosette (yes, they are in fact, the Thénardiers) and getting revenge on Jean for putting their inn out of business. The Jondrette's daughter, Eponine, falls in love with Marius and helps him locate Cosette. He pays Cosette a visit, and the confess their love. Wanting to not have to give away Cosette, Jean begins to strategically try to keep Marius away from Cosette. Eventually,he decides to leave Paris and go to England and take Cosette too. Devastated, Marius goes and joins a group of radical students from school and assist them in their barricade. Javert tries to spy behind the line and gets captured. When the first attack against the barricade occurs, Eponine dies in Marius's arms because she jumped in front of a rifle to save Marius's life. He is given a letter by Eponine from Cosete and he gives his reply to a boy to deliver. Jean confiscated the latter and wen out to save Marius's life. When he arrives, he offers to execute him but releases him when the are alone. Then Jean takes Marius, who s wounded, and escapes to the sewers. Later, when he leaves them, Javert arrests Valjean. Jean begs Javert to let him take Marius to his grandfather and Javert agrees to let him. Javert becomes confused, torn between duty and the act that Jean saved his life. Later, he drowns himself by jumping into a river. Cosette and Marius marry, but Jean does not attend. Marius learns of Jean's past and is repulsed and refuses to let Jean contact Cosette. Jean becomes depressed and just waits for death. Marius later finds out that Jean saved his life and forgives Valjean, who dies a happy man, reunited with his daughter. 10/10