Les Miserables: a Full Length Drama by Victor Hugo - Book Report/Review Example

By Jean going to confess at the criminal trial, he is, in essence, keeping his promise to the priest by not letting an innocent man be wrongfully punished even though Jean stands to incur great losses as a result of his honest confession. In line with Aristotle’s flowchart, Jean can be judged to be a virtuous person as his reasoning and decision lead him to make the right decision even though the impact of his decision will have adverse effects on him. His virtuous nature can be seen to be not merely superficial but is inherently part of his nature, and thus can be seen to conform to Aristotle’s theory on the virtue that affirms that moral virtue is a product of nature or habit.