▁Cab uc " ▁and ▁is ▁executed ▁by ▁En j ol ras ▁for ▁firing ▁on ▁civ ili ans . ▁ ▁Pet it ▁Ger va is ▁– ▁A ▁trav elling ▁Sav oy ard ▁boy ▁who ▁dro ps ▁a ▁coin . ▁Val je an , ▁still ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁criminal ▁mind , ▁places ▁his ▁foot ▁on ▁the ▁coin ▁and ▁ref uses ▁to ▁return ▁it . ▁ ▁Sister ▁Sim p lice ▁– ▁A ▁fam ously ▁truth ful ▁nun ▁who ▁car es ▁for ▁Fant ine ▁on ▁her ▁sick bed ▁and ▁lies ▁to ▁Ja vert ▁to ▁protect ▁Val je an . ▁ ▁F éli x ▁Th ol omy ès ▁– ▁Fant ine ' s ▁lo ver ▁and ▁Cos ette ' s ▁bi ological ▁father . ▁A ▁wealth y , ▁self - center ed ▁student ▁in ▁Paris ▁originally ▁from ▁Toul ouse , ▁he ▁eventually ▁ab and ons ▁Fant ine ▁when ▁their ▁daughter ▁is ▁two ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁T ouss aint ▁– ▁Val je an ▁and ▁Cos ette ' s ▁servant ▁in ▁Paris . ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁slight ▁st utter . ▁ ▁Two ▁little ▁boys ▁– ▁The ▁two ▁un named ▁young est ▁sons ▁of ▁the ▁Th én ard iers , ▁whom ▁they ▁send ▁to ▁Mag non ▁to ▁replace ▁her ▁two ▁dead ▁sons . ▁Living ▁on ▁the ▁streets , ▁they ▁encounter ▁G av ro che , ▁who ▁is ▁una ware ▁they ▁are ▁his ▁sib lings ▁but ▁tre ats ▁them ▁like ▁they ▁are ▁his ▁brothers . ▁After ▁G av ro che ' s ▁death , ▁they ▁retrieve ▁bread ▁toss ed ▁by ▁a