The Thénardiers are in Les Miserables.
Javert ( [ ʒavɛʁ ] ) is a fictional character , the primary antagonist of Victor Hugo 's 1862 novel Les Misérables . Thénardiers . While Javert represents the justice system that would punish Valjean , the Thenardiers represent the lawless subculture of society that would blackmail him .