Morgan Brewster
Ms. Molyneaux
English H per. D
5-7-15
Growth of Cosette and Valjean’s Relationship
In the novel Les Miserables, Jean Valjean begins his story as a detached outcast who is not accepted by anyone because he is labeled as a dangerous criminal. However, when the bishop of D-- shows him acceptance, and he decides to turn his life around and start fresh. While he is known as Mayor Madeleine, he befriends a poor woman named Fantine, and with her daughter Cosette, he learns the importance of love.
His time with Cosette truly changed Valjean, and he “learns to love” (95), as he had never loved another person before. Jean Valjean had saved Cosette from the Thernadiers, and she was forever grateful. They only had each other, and their support for each other was tremendous. It was with great courage that he saved her, and she “gave strength to him” (117). Even though Cosette didn’t know Valjean’s past or why they were always on the run, she still loved him as her own father and they lived a happy life with each other. Valjean knew that she would always be safer with him if she didn’t know the truth, at least until she was old enough. When Marius and Cosette finally learn about Valjean as he is dying, Cosette’s love for her father does not waver and he dies in peace.
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