Rossi 1 Peter Rossi Dr. Griffin Tech Prep 12 11 April 2014 Jean Valjean Transforms from Receiving in!

ness "n the novel #es $isera%l&s' Jean Valjean learns compassion %( receiving )in!ness. *e e+periences a transformation as a person. *e t,rns from a convict to a hero from the small act of another man. -hen he is treate! li)e a normal person instea! of a convict' he cannot %elieve it an! has to .,estion ever( motive of the person /ho treate! him that /a(. *e event,all( %rea)s !o/n an! completel( loses all sense of himself so that a ne/ person ma( emerge. 0ntil no/' Jean Valjean /as a convict. *e ha! %een arreste! for stealing a loaf of %rea! to fee! his famil(. *e spent a large amo,nt of his life in the galle(s' never once %eing treate! li)e a normal h,man. -hen he /as finall( release!' he travele! to a cit( /here ever(one treate! him as if he /ere a piece of trash rolling !o/n the street. -hen he finall( came to a place that he /as accepte!' he co,l! not %elieve that the master of this ho,se he /as in ha! calle! him %( a name of a normal person. 1$onsie,r to a convict is a glass of /ater to a man !(ing of thirst at sea2 3*,go 145. This small sho/ of compassion /as eno,gh to spar) a h,ge internal str,ggle /ithin a convict an! ca,se him to .,estion his entire e+istence. "n a!!ition' 6-hile he /ept' the light gre/ %righter an! %righter in his min! 7 an e+traor!inar( light' at once transporting an! terri%le6 3*,go 895. When Jean Valjean accepte! the compassion of the %ishop' he left the !espair of the galle(s %ehin! him an! %egan to a/a)en

Rossi 2 a ne/ life insi!e of him. *e /as inspire! to %e a %etter man altho,gh he ha! almost relapse! %ac) into a convict man( times. Transition:..The main i!ea of this paragraph is 1-hat the %ishop ha! !esire! to !o /ith him' that he e+ec,te! it. "t /as more than a transformation7777it /as a transfig,ration2 3*,go ;25. Jean Valjean applie! that ne/fo,n! jo( he /as given from the %ishop an! transforme! it into a great ne/ life of helping others an! %ringing prosperit( to the to/n he move! to. Jean Valjean transforms from receiving in!ness. Jean Valjean forgot /hat it /as li)e to %e a normal person. *e /as st,c) in the galle(s an! co,l! not escape them in his min!. After the %ishop treate! him li)e a goo! man' his min! change! an! he %ecame a great man. This is significant %eca,se he /as a%le to change the entire co,rse of his life an! the lives of man( others %eca,se he /as sho/n compassion in the !ar)est time of his life.

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