traitoratthebarricade

The reason I love Javert as the antagonist in Les Miserables is that he acts a lot like the protagonist. Most villains in stories show themselves as evil like killing innocents and craves power. Javert, however, doesn’t want that. Javert believes he hunts down a criminal because he is dangerous. He is a monarchist and defends his belief. He follows the law by the book and believes it is the right thing to do. I love antagonists like them. It shows that even though you think that something is righteous, doesn’t mean that everyone else should think so as well.