The Messiah of the Poor
Valjean’s Eventful Journey from Hell to Emancipation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22154566 |
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| Authors | Vivek Chauhan (0009-0006-7573-6807, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 091-094 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2456-7620 • E-ISSN: 2456-7620 |
| Publisher | AI Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.22161/ijels.61.11 |
| OpenAlex | W3125575306 |
| Language | EN |
The present study brings into focus the character Jean Valjean as an individual who succumbs to adverse circumstances becoming a criminal in the eyes of law. The study analyses him as an individual who faces hell as a convict and ultimately finds redemption from sin through the benevolent interference of the bishop who buys his soul with silver and gives it to God. Finally, Valjean metamorphoses into a kind and sympathetic individual who serves the poor of society ; and is ultimately raised to the position of Mayor of Montreuil , remembered by the poor as their Messiah
Emancipation · Messiah · Political science · Politics · Theology · European Political History Analysis · French Historical and Cultural Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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