A factory worker and single mother fired for having an illegitimate child. Desperate to pay the Thénardiers for Cosette's care, she turns to prostitution. After being arrested by Javert, she is freed by Mayor Valjean, who nurses her back to health and promises to raise Cosette. She dies tragically when threatened with imprisonment.
Valjean acts as Fantine's guardian and savior during her desperate decline.
Biological mother-daughter bond that drives Fantine's sacrifices.
Javert enforces harsh legal punishment on a vulnerable woman.
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