Les Misérables

Volume V of Les Misérables brings the novel to a powerful and heartbreaking conclusion, weaving together themes of revolution, sacrifice, and redemption. As the June Rebellion collapses, Jean Valjean rescues the wounded Marius and escapes through the Parisian sewers, a harrowing journey that symbolizes his final trial. Meanwhile, Javert, faced with the unbearable conflict between duty and mercy, ultimately takes his own life, unable to reconcile Valjean's goodness with his rigid sense of ju ...