16 Things Only Les Misérables Fans Will Understand

11. Jean Valjean Has Restored Your Faith In Humanity

Poor Jean Valjean: all those years as a slave just for stealing a loaf of bread and it wasn't even for him. From this act alone, you know that he is a good person, all the way down to his bones. After years of putting up with Javert, you can understand why he would have lost his way and turned his back on his faith. But if Jean Valjean can forgive the person who wronged him, then surely you can forgive your sister for eating the last bar of chocolate? Eventually. After some serious counselling.
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