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"A weakened mind always sees everything through a black veil. The soul makes its own horizons; your soul is dark, which is why you see such a cloudy sky." -Edmond Dantes, The Count of Monte Cristo After numerous recommendations from my father, I finally got my hands on The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas. This literary classic has captured my interest more quickly than any other book. I was going through an emotionally hard time when I was reading this book, which was about Edmond Dantes

Sung Woo Hwang Mr. Waugh ENG 4U1 06 22 13 Universal Lessons There are reasons behind The Great Gatsby’s grand success as one the best American novels of the twentieth century and The Count of Monte Cristo’s success as one of the greatest French novels of nineteenth century. Both novels dominated the literature of their respective centuries. The first suitable explanation for their domination is that the authors of both books are geniuses. They expressed their opinions about social and political

of Monte Cristo. The novel follows the character Edmond Dantes through his vengeful journey once he is imprisoned in the Chateau D’if and his transformation into the Count of Monte Cristo. As he becomes corrupt, people from his past and his new encounters help him to realize life's blessings and the true meaning of wisdom. In the Count of Monte Cristo, Dumas uses the character Edmond Dantes to suggest that when a

Everyone is faced at a time to make a decision. Wanting all possible information and perspective is normal. Many factors can influence this of course, but if they influence you and push you into the right or wrong direction is by chance. Gathering and receiving advice is not all bad, but you still need to remember what you originally wanted to do, and how. How you live your life greatly influences these decisions. People make ethical decisions based on their moral up-bringing, religious affiliation

proves true in virtually every case because even if doesn’t receive any physical pain, mentally, it can damage one greatly. Even if the end result is the same, every revenge story has a cost that is paid in the end. Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo is a novel that shows the lengths a man would go to on a quest of justice to punish the ones who ruined him, but in the end too had to pay the price of revenge. The story is set in the the first half of the 1800s, and is about three people

In the two stories “The Narrative of a Life of Frederick Douglass” and “The Count of Monte Cristo” Alexander Dumas and Frederick Douglass make the argument on how being able to read and write is what made it possible able for the people in their story to find success. The writers show how they used this newfound knowledge in two different lights. Douglass values education and knowledge to the highest extent. He gained this knowledge from being taught by Mrs. Auld and by tricking the white kids

illustrate this principle. Becoming vulnerable allowed Erik Fitzgerald to forgive a man who committed a life-altering crime that seemed inexcusable. Literary works also exemplify this concept. In Alexandre Dumas’ disguise and justice novel The Count of Monte Cristo, main character Edmond Dantés exposes himself and leaves the past behind which allows himself to find a new joy. Vulnerability and not being afraid to expose oneself can lead to true happiness, although it also exposes one’s weaknesses and insecurities

achieve, but once you've achieved power over others, what would happen if you slowly started to lose it? The Count of Monte Cristo tells that story of a young man who was arrested for false pretences and his quest for vengeance through the use of his power. Similarly Viva La Vida tells the story of a man who used to be king, but whose power was taken away from him. In The Count of Monte Cristo and Viva La Vida both the author and songwriter use plot and diction to emphasize the idea that power is something

of revenge and how it leads to pain and suffering. Revenge is done to get even. If that person wrongs me, I should do just as awful to him to get even. This makes revenge very fair, in the “eye for an eye” kind of way. In his book “The Count of Monte Cristo”, Alexandre

As Madame Defarge states, “Vengeance and retribution require a long time; it is the rule” (164). In A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, both Dickens and Dumas portray vengeance as an emotion harbored over years and how a quest for vengeance affects a person. However, Dumas constructs Edmond’s reasons for revenge as an epic path for justice, while Dickens warns how vengeance can create a maelstrom of destruction. Both novels include a primary