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What’s “Good” for Valjean and Javert

While putting together my review of the 1978 movie, I thought of the key difference between Valjean and Javert in terms of what they think of as being “good.”

review of the 1978 movie

Valjean helps people, even at the expense of the social order.
Javert preserves the social order, even at the expense of people.

— Kelson Vibber, 2014-02-14

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