P.S. I didn't just remember that...I looked it up. I don't want anyone thinking I'm that well versed in Les Miserables when I'm not. But I don't think the point of Fontine was that she a prostitute, but that she was yet another symbol of the oppression and poverty of the times. My take on it....wouldn't want to be quoted on it. That Valjean could look beyond her poverty and degradation and extend kindness to her, to the point of adopting her child, makes shows his good heart and purity of mind. But I'm sure there are other ways of looking at it.