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" How did it happen that Jean Valjean's existence had touched Cosette's so long? What was this gloomy game of providence which had placed this child in contact with this man? Are coupling chains then forged on high also, and does it please God to pair the angel with the demon?"

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" 'Come closer, come closer, both of you. I love you dearly. Oh! It is good to die so! You too, you love me, my Cosette. I knew very well that you still had some affection for your old goodman.' "

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In Jean Valjean's last moments we can see still see strength in his words. Since the beginning of the novel, we see Jean Valjean's struggle which at times seems to get to him, but he always overcomes his obstacles. As the novel progresses, we see his strong character develop and become an exemplar character. In a way it seem like he slowly became who he is, for Cosette. She definitely changed him for the better and may have even been his source of strength. Towards the end of the novel when he is being separated from Cossete, the only person he loves, we see him fall in a state of despair. But finally,  we she visits him in his deathbed we see his strength once again and how happy it finally made him to be united with her once again.

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"Jean Valjean, either to take break or mechanically, looked out of this window. He leaner over the street. It is short, and the lamp lighted it from one end to the other. Jean Valjean was bewildered with amazement; the was nobody there.
Javert was gone."

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After finding Valjean once again, Javert decided he was going to send him to prison, as was his duty. However, after granting him a few favors, he left Valjean. It is evident in this time Javert was feeling conflicted towards his duty to the law and his moral values. Jean Valjean spared his life, which could maybe mean he is debt to him. However, Javert might have seen it as something greater than just a debt. I don't think Jean Valjean was trying to get anything out of letting Javert free, but by doing so, he granted himself his own freedom. Javert must have felt guilty and maybe even foolish by following this convict who turned out to be a great human being. So, in return he might have shown his gratitude towards Valjean by letting him free. Later we see that he was having a greater conflict but I also believe that it must have been his last sign of gratitude towards Valjean.

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"Jean Valjean cut the martingale which Javert had about his neck, then he cut the ropes which he had on his wrists, then, stooping down, he cut the cord which he had on his feet; and rising, he said to him:
'You are free' "

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In this scene we see where Jean Vajlean can finally take revenge for how miserable Javert has made his life. However, Jean Valjean isn't that type of character. Through out the whole book he has proven to be above the despicable conduct other character exhibit. When given the chance to end the life of the man who had wanted him dead long ago, he decide to let him free. This in an honorable act and completely not unexpected from a character with the personality of Jean Valjean. Anyone else would have taken the opportunity, but because of Valjeans, kind and forgiving nature Javert was freed.

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" 'Pontmercy,' said Marius, turning pale
'Exactly; Pontmercy. Did you know him?'
'Monsieur,' said Marius, 'he was my father.' "

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I think that after hearing what the man from mass told him about his father, he probably felt sorry for him. He must have felt foolish after hating and judging his father that way for all those years. I think it was made clear when he turned pale. The man truly believed that Pontmercy did really love Marius. So he must have felt regretful for always making his father seem like a terrible man.

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"Marius besides his feelings of political antipathy, was convinced that his father, the saberer, as M Gillenormand called him in the gentler moments, did not love him; that was clear, since he had abandoned him and left him to other."

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"And by a tragic sport of destiny, which was agitating all his ideas and rendering him almost insane, it was another self before him. This man on trial was called all around him, Jean Valjean!"

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Although it is not said directly in the book, I believe that Jean Valjean was feeling guilty at this moment. When entering the courtroom he felt like he was being judged all over again, which made him feel distressed. After realizing it was a trial for Jean Valjean, he felt like it was the most horrible day of his life. If he didn't have a sense of guilt for the whole situation, he wouldn't have expressed any discomfort about it. Also, to further prove how guilty he must have felt for having someone else be accused of being him, he confessed! Which must have been extremely difficult to do, but he managed to do it. Big choices like these I imagine can only be driven by powerful emotions like guilt.

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"' 'Gentlemen of the jury, release the accused. Your honor, order my arrest. I am Jean Valjean.' "

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" '... I am very tired -- twelve leagues on foot, and I am so hungry. Can I stay?'
'Madame Magloire,' said the bishop, 'put on another plate.' "

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Even though the bishop knew about the fact that Jean Valjean is an ex-convict, he was still willing to give him a place to stay with food and a bed. I think that he didn't do this specifically because he is a bishop, I think this is part of who he is. I don't believe that any bishop would be as kind and generous as he is. I wonder of the author wrote him as kind-hearted because he is a bishop or if it is just part of who he is as a person. The bishop reminds me of what I used to think religious figures were like. When I was younger I would believe that just because of the fact that people are close to the church, that makes them good, now I know that is not the case. However, I want to believe that this bishop is actually a generous and noble person and I hope he isn't only a cameo.

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"The tavern-keeper returned to the fire, and laying his hand roughly on his shoulder, said harshly:
'You are going to clear out from here!' "

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I find concerning how quick the people from the town were to judge Jean Valjean. Since he is a convict it is obvious they would mistrust him, but simply refusing to give him shelter is inhumane. This reminds me of the Christian "posadas"  because during the posadas, Jose, was not let in when his wife and him were in desperate need of shelter.

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When entering the courtoom he stated how it felt as if it were his first trial all over again. After observing the trial for a while and describing how horrible it made him feel it was evident he wasn't going to leave pretending to be someone else. He confessed who he really was. The people in the trial even seemed to believe he had gone mad, which could have given him a chance to retract what he said, however, he didn't. He knew he had to come clean about who he was, and even if it meant sacrificing his great life and his reputation, he knew it needed to be done. I don't think confessing to a crime as big as that could have been easy. It reminds me of the movie of the Salem Witch Trials, where John Proctor confessed to adultery because he knew that even if it hurt him, he needed to do it. In a way, Jean Valjean and John Proctor have a very similar character as well.

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I believe that Marius was feeling dreadful in this moment due to the fact that he was being forced to go meet his father who he had no desire of meeting. Like many of the other characters they are often forced to do or act in certain ways they wouldn't want to.

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We see Marius misjudge Valjean because of a misunderstanding earlier in the novel. This is a common theme in the whole novel. We see that because of misconceived perceptions a lot of issues in the novel unfold.