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Les Mis
Characters
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 24601 is | Jean Valjean's prison number |
| Jean Valjean went to prison originally | for stealing a loaf of bread (to feed his sister's children) |
| Jean Valjean's prison sentence was increased because | he tried to escape |
| Javert was | the prison officer in charge when Jean Val Jean was imprisoned |
| Fantine is an un-maried mother | trying to earn money to pay a family to look after her daughter |
| Cosette is | Fantine's daughter |
| Eponine is | the innkeeper's daughter |
| When Jean Valjean is released from prison | he is helped by a priest |
| After being helped by the priest, on his release from prison | Jean Valjean swears to turn his life around |
| Following his release from prison, Jean Valjean | becomes a successful businessman |
| Jean Valjean eventually owns | a factory |
| In order to have a new life Valjean | moves away, breaking the terms of his parole |
| Javert recognises Valjean when they meet, years later, | because of his incredible strength |
| After she is, un-fairly, sacked from the factory | Fantine is penniless |
| Fantine's desperation to earn money | leads her to take drastic steps to earn money |
| As a result of her misfortune | Fantine ends up selling her hair and teeth |
| Eponine is the daughter | of the Thenardiers |
| Cosette lives with | the Thenardiers |
| Fantine has to send money regularly | to the Thenardiers |
| The Thenardiers are | pub landlords |
| The Thenardiers mistreat | Cosette |
| Fantine believes that the Thenardiers | are looking after her daughter properly |
| Marius is in a love triangle with | Cosette and Eponine |
| Gavroche is | the youngest revolutionay |