Importance Of Sense Of Justice And Molarity

Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables”, an extraordinary story about redemption, is among the most powerful. This story is singular in many aspects, including its unique cast of characters and its carefully blended storylines. Javert, the antagonist principal in “Les Mis”, is one of its most unique features. Javert is more than just a typical “bad guy”, modern literature has Javert as a complex character with a sense of justice. Javert could only be an antagonist in a novel as thoughtful and religious as “Les Mis”. It is clear that this character was created with great care and thought. Javert might seem like an antagonist if one only looks at his actions. Javert is a police Inspector, who is passionate about his work, morally upright, and obsessed with justice. This could be the ideal description for any detective story’s protagonist. So, how is Javert an antagonist? The answer is simple: Javert is directly opposing Jean Valjean, protagonist. Javert is therefore, automatically, the antagonist. An antagonist is someone who opposes or fights the hero. Javert is relentless in his pursuit of Valjean, and will stop at nothing for him to be returned to the galleys. He also opposes the student rebellion, which Valjean seems support, creating an opposition to ideals.

Even with these arguments, Javert could seem confusing to readers. Javert and Valjean are both convicts. Is Javert not just “doing the job”? It is possible for the reader to begin to wonder whether Valjean is actually an antihero. This notion is not supported by “Les Miserables”. Jean Valjean is a moral citizen, a mayor of a city, a businessman, and a humanitarian who believes in the truthfulness of Christian principles. He is a true hero. You must read “Les Miserables” to fully grasp Javert’s role as antagonist. The story of redemption is the essence of “Les Mis”. It tells the story of how a person’s journey from darkness to light is described. Through this story, justice is served with mercy. Jean Valjean, the protagonist, is in essence the embodiment of that message, a living testament to the power and grace of grace. This is how we see Javert: if Valjean represents grace, Javert represents punishment. Just like antagonist and protagonist are at odds, mercy is at odds with condemnation. Javert and Valjean no longer clash as individuals but clash of ideologies. Javert represents righteousness by grace and Valjean represents righteousness by law. James 2:13 from the New Testament states, “Mercy triumphs against judgment.” Hugo, a religious men, clearly had this in his head when he orchestrated Javert vs Valjean. He also explains this by explaining to the reader how these two characters will end, and the essence of the two theologies. Valjean, who represents righteousness through grace, passes away happy, content, and fulfilled. He had received mercy from others, and he was also able to show mercy to them. Javert, however, suffered a complete shattering of his world when presented a righteousness which was more than his legalistic notions of right or wrong and was forced to commit suicide.

It clarifies Jean Valjean’s redemption, which is one of Javert’s most important points. Javert can’t be seen as an antagonist even though Valjean never had grace and had never been forgiven. Ex-convict Valjean would be hardened and irritable and end up back in Javert’s galleys. Valjean, however, is, in some ways, reborn following his epiphany. He is now an individual who is not under the sway of judgment but in grace. In a sense, Javert has been escaped from him. Javert’s multiple attempts to capture him have led to him being referred to as the “old Valjean”. He opposes the entire idea of righteousness by grace. He is a complex and unique antagonist in literature.