In everyday life people often face ironic situations that they don't expect. Authors usually use irony in their works to attract the reader's attention. In the novel “Les Misérables”, Victor Hugo creates sarcasm in the character's life. For example, Jean Valjean was in prison for 19 years; his only crime was stealing a loaf of bread to save his family. Police Inspector Javert sees only light and darkness, in other words he only cares about what he sees. Javert has always pursued Jean Valjean even though Jean Valjean is released from prison. Some of the significant ironies that Hugo includes in his book are that Jondrette, who is the Thénardier, is Marius' neighbor and Marius is looking for them. The second is when Javert is captured as a spy. The ultimate irony is that Javert lets Jean Valjean escape to the one he hated the most. One way in which Hugo shows irony is that Thénardier lives under the assumed name of Jondrette and they are neighbors of Marius. And he's looking for them. Marius is so generous that he paid Jondrette's rent without knowing who they really are. He was looking for Thénardier to thank him for saving his father at the Battle of Waterloo and accidentally thanked them by paying the rent. But he didn't know what kind of people they were. Once he finds a hole in the wall from there he can see everything that happens inside Jondrette's apartment. And he saw that they are not as beautiful as they seem. They made their apartment look bad to get money from the philanthropist...Jean Valjean. When Jondrette said: “My name is not Fabantou, my name is not Jondrette, my name is Thénardier. I'm the innkeeper from Montfermeil! Do you understand me? Thenardier! Do you know me now?”(Hugo 220), Marius was shocked. However, after learning who the Jondrettes are and what kind of people they are, Marius did not shoot...... middle of paper ......78). Jean Valjean has discovered the affair between Marius and Cosette and heads to the barricade to save Marius from the police. Jean Valjean saved Marius by donating his National Guard uniform. Enjolras orders Jean Valjean to catch the spy and kill him. A chance Jean Valjean got revenge but instead of killing him he lets Javert leave. This was ironic because on the barricade the captive person is Javert and not Jean Valjean. There are many ironies in Les miserable but some bigger ironies are that Marius seeks out Thénardier and finds that they are right under his nose. The second irony is that Javert gives Jean Valjean the chance to escape. The last important irony is that Javert is captured prisoner at the barricade. Victor Hugo illustrates many good lessons teaching the reader throughout his novel. In daily life, people face many unexpected situations in their lives.