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Inspector Javert is the primary antagonist in Les Miserables.

Originally his prison warden, Javert becomes an inspector of police in order to track down Jean Valjean after he breaks parole.

Javert has a very firm view on the criminal world with the belief that, ultimately, anyone who breaks the law is a terrible person and deserves to burn in hell and anyone that does not break the law is righteous. This fuels his many year search for Valjean and causes him to eventually *SPOILER ALERT* commit suicide when Valjean proves his theory wrong with his own mercy.

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