The Thénardiers are real life people.
Javert ( [ ʒavɛʁ ] ) is a fictional character , the primary antagonist of Victor Hugo 's 1862 novel Les Misérables . The Thénardiers , commonly known as Monsieur Thénardier ( [ təˈnɑrdi.eɪ ] [ tenaʁdje ] ) and Madame Thénardier , are fictional characters , the secondary antagonists in Victor Hugo 's 1862 novel Les Misérables and in many adaptations of the novel into other media . They are ordinary working-class people who blame society for their sufferings .