Research Question Draft #1

In the book Les Miserables by Victor Hugo the main character, Monsieur Charles-Francois-Bienvenu Myriel, meets a released convict and takes him into his home. Monsieur Myriel is the Bishop of Digne who's doors are always open. The convicts name is Jean Valjean and he is also one of the main characters. During the night while everyone in the house is sleeping Jean trys to steal the Bishop's silver, fornately he was caught and sent back to the Bishop's house. The Bishop of Digne a constant giver decided to lie and say he gave this stranger his silver. Instead of bring sent back to jail he has to live with the choice he made. This book begins in France in the year 1815, the city of Digne. While doing research i'm trying to find out how closely related the Les Miserables book is to the historical revolution.