What does Jean Valjean steal from the church?

Valjean repays his host’s hospitality by stealing his silverware. When the police bring him back, the bishop protects his errant guest by pretending that the silverware is a gift. With a pious lie, he convinces them that the convict has promised to reform.

What does the name Jean Valjean mean?

He had not learned to read in his childhood. When he reached man’s estate, he became a tree-pruner at Faverolles. His mother was named Jeanne Mathieu; his father was called Jean Valjean or Vlajean, probably a sobriquet, and a contraction of voila Jean, “here’s Jean.”

Where does Cosette leave her note for Marius and who finds it?

While walking through the park, Cosette makes eye love with a young man named Marius and falls in love. Months later, Marius finds out where she lives and leaves a love letter for her in her backyard garden.

What does 24601 stand for?

24601 is the natural number that comes after 24600 and before 24602. It is the first prison code of the character Jean Valjean in the novel (his only code in the musical) Les Misérables. It was chosen by Victor Hugo when he believed that he was conceived on 24 June 1801 (that is, 24-6-01).

How do you describe Jean Valjean?

Jean Valjean is an example of a kind, loving, caring, and merciful man, who is first of all a human being, and like any human being, he may fail and rise again. He may learn by his own mistakes and become a better person through overcoming life challenges and twists of fate.

Who chases Jean Valjean?

Javert
In March of the same year, Javert hears of a man nicknamed “the beggar who gives alms.” Curious, he tracks the man to the Gorbeau House tenement, and recognizes Jean Valjean. When Valjean attempts to escape with Cosette, Javert chases them into what seems to him a dead end.

Who wrote Les Miserables?

Victor Hugo
Les Misérables/Playwrights

When was Jean Valjean born?

1769
He was born sometime in 1769 in a small town and orphaned as a child. He became a pruner and helped support his widowed sister and her seven children. In the winter of 1795, when resources were scarce, Valjean stole a loaf of bread from a local baker by breaking the window.

Who was the original Jean Valjean?

Colm Wilkinson
Colm Wilkinson was the go-to leading man in the ’80s. So much so, his superhero name would be The Originator. The famed tenor is a seasoned solo artist as well as musical theatre performer but is probably best known for being the first ever Jean Valjean.

What was unique about Valjean?

Out of this encounter, Valjean becomes a repentant, honorable, and dignified man. He becomes kind, a devoted father-figure to a girl, Cosette, who loses her mother, and a benefactor to those in need. Although a known criminal and a parolee, Valjean yet grows morally to represent the best traits of humanity.