I read a book called Les Miserables.The story was set in France between the 17th century. The main character in it was Jean Valjean. He was a convict in the galleys. He was caught stealing apples and was jailed to do hard labours for nineteen years. Almost all his youth was spent working in the galleys. By the time he was out of the prison, he was worn out, his one handsome face was so beaten and burned by winnd ad weather that he looked decades older. Labels: Vacations
Jean Valjean tried to live a normal life as the others. So after he stole from the bishop, he ran away from the town Digne, ran away from the policeman that wanted to jailed him again. He recalled what he had done those few years, and he regret it. He asked god for a new life, a life that he could be purified, that he could helped others and be a good samaritan. He did it. He changed everything, his name, his apperance, his attitude, basically, he changed himself. In the end, he became the mayor of a town, Montreuil.
Although he struggle for freedom and redemption, tried hard to become a new person, he still can't escape from the man who had peripheral vision, inspector Javert.
Cosette was the light in his future, Fantine was the shadow in his past, Javert would relentlessly pursue him forever.
I think this is a good book with captivating story. It was interesting, it make people symphatized Jean Valjean and hate Javert. This book, make me realised how hard and tough life is in the past. If we are weak, are poor, we cannot survived. It's a truth that was cruel. Imagine, people need to use dirty tricks to earn money, women sells their body in order to live..It's a cruel society.