Throughout peoples lives they will be influenced due to other people and events. In the book Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, Jean is influenced by three different people. The first influence on Jean was by the bishop. Another influence on Jean was Cosette. A third influence on Jean was Javert. These influences can all be related to influences in my life. The bishop's influence on Jean relates to my life and the way my grandfather …showed first 75 words of 1166 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1166 total…my dad has influenced me throughout my life. The influences that my dad has had on me and the influences that Javert has had on Jean both turn out to be similar. During the book Les Miserables, you notice that influence plays a significant role in the way people, in this case Jean Valjean acts. Throughout your own life you can find individuals who have influenced you just as characters from the book influenced Jean.