The Messiah of the Poor: Valjean’s Eventful Journey from Hell to Emancipation
Journal: International Journal of English, Literature and Social Science (Vol.6, No. 1)Publication Date: 2021-01-05
Authors : Vivek Chauhan;
Page : 91-94
Keywords : Victor Hugo; Les Misérables; Jean Valjean; Montreuil-sur-mer; Messiah; Bishop.;
Abstract
The present study brings into focus the character Jean Valjean as an individual who succumbs to adverse circumstances becoming a criminal in the eyes of law. The study analyses him as an individual who faces hell as a convict and ultimately finds redemption from sin through the benevolent interference of the bishop who buys his soul with silver and gives it to God. Finally, Valjean metamorphoses into a kind and sympathetic individual who serves the poor of society ; and is ultimately raised to the position of Mayor of Montreuil , remembered by the poor as their Messiah.
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