LesMiserables(Synopsis)

　　JeanValjean,releasedonparoleafter19yearsonthechaingang,findsthattheyellowticket-of-leavecondemnshimtobeanoutcast.OnlythesaintlyBishopofDignetreatshimkindlyandValjean,embitteredbyyearsofhardship,repayshimbystealingsomesilver.Valjeaniscaughtandbroughtbackbypolice,andisastonishedwhentheBishopliestothepolicetosavehimandalsogiveshimtwopreciouscandlesticks.Valjeandecidestostarthislifeanew.

　　EightyearshavepassedandValjean,havingbrokenhisparoleandchangedhisnametoMonsieurMadeleine,hasrisentobecomemayorofMontreuil.Javert,apolicesergeantwhohasbeentrackingtheparole-breakerforyears,discoversValjean’strueidentityandswearstoputhimbackinjail.TokeephispromisetoFantine,adyingwoman,ValjeanescapesfromJavertandrescuesCossette,Fauntine’sillegitimatedaughter,fromtheThenardierswhohavebeenlodgingandmistreatingthegirlforfiveyears.ValjeanisagainindisguiseandlivesaquietlifeinPariswithCossette,his“daughter”.HerescuesMarius,arevolutionistwhoisinlovewithCossette,fromthefiercebattleatthebarricade.HeisgiventhechancetokillJavert,butinsteadletshimgo.

　　ValjeanconfessesthetruthofhispasttoMariusbeforetheyoungcouplegetsmarriedandMaruisdecidesthatValjeanshouldkeepawayfromCossettesoasnottotaintthesanctityandsafetyoftheirunion.ThenardiertriestoblackmailMarius,onlytorevealthetruththatitisValjeanwhosavedMariusfromthebarricadethatnight.MariusandCossettegotoValjeanbeforetheoldmandies.MovedbyValjean’sgenerosityandkindness,Jarvetgivesuphisdutyasapolicesergeantandcommitssuicide.Themiserableworldisenlightenedbythegloryofhumanity.