Les Miserables, written by Victor Hugo in 1862 is a wonderful story of life in France in the nineteenth century. This novel shows how people have to struggle to be a part of the society. Les Miserables reveals the cruelty in France society's pressure on the poor, the outcast, and the criminal. The main character, Jean Valjean, was released from prison and walked to thirty-five miles to a small town by the name of D____. While …showed first 75 words of 317 total…

…showed last 75 words of 317 total…stomach with red-wine with out emptying out his pocket of his secrets.…" When the overseer of the part of the factory she worked in, found out, gave her fifty francs and told her to leave the city. Ultimately, Les Miserables shows how society treats the poor and the criminal. The way Jean Valjean was treated was because of his past conviction. The treatment of Fantine was directly related on how she couldn't support her child.