Jean Valjean Redeemed Javert In Les Mis, By Victor Hugo

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In Les Mis by Victor Hugo, the moment when Jean Valjean redeemed Javert from death by his grace parallels the way my mother redeems me by her forgiveness. In the novel, Jean Valjean has the opportunity to kill Javert. He has every reason to kill Javert, because Javert has hunted Jean in his relentless pursuit of justice. Instead, he redeems him from death, and sets him free. The story of Jean Valjean and Javert brings me back to a time in my own life. I was in the car with my mom. I began stating my opinion on homeschooling. I told her if I were to go back to being homeschooled, I wouldn't be able to remember anything, because I wouldn't have real teachers. I was being insensitive, because my mom is a homeschool teacher. Unfortunately,

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