Jean Valjean always knew what to do. In his life, he had many steps towards independence. His first step was attempting to escape from jail numerous times. Although he was never successful, it was still a step. After he finally got out of jail, he took another step. He became Monsieur Madeline. This was a big step because he went from relying on steeling and begging to make a living to owning a business and employing hundreds of people. Sadly, in time this attempt also failed. Once again he tries to redeem himself

and saves Cosette. He is successful at this, but his history catches up to him again. By the end of the book, Jean Valjean who was once a poor man with nothing going for him is completely independent and self reliant.

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Eventually, we all become independent. We must know when to take the appropriate steps towards it. Jean Valjean, Ender Wiggin and Fredrick Douglas all did. In the end, they were all happy with their independence and were better people for it.

Fredrick Douglas has a group of people to save too. No matter how hard he tried, the only way to independence for him was gradual steps. His first accomplishment was learning to read. To do this he had to sneak ar

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