Although I haven’t yet fully read The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas, for what I have read so far I can tell you that it is an extraordinary classical story. It is a novel that always brings you surprises and tension from its suspense. This story occurs in France during the Napoleonic era and the Hundred Days. The main character, Edmond Dantes, seems to have the perfect life. He is about to get married with a beautiful woman and nearby promoted as future captain of a ship. However, his jealous phony friends threaten his perfect life. Fernando Mondego is truly in love with his fiancé; Danglars, the treasurer of the ship, envies Dante’s position as captain of the ship; and Caderousse, who simply covets Dantes seemingly luckier life. These three men share through their common envy and jealousy of Dantes, created a political intrigue as the story unfolds. Mondego, Caderousse and Danglars conspire against Dantes and together they wrote an anonymous letter to the local public prosecutor of false accusations against Dantes. However, one of the accusations was factual. Dantes possessed a secret letter written by Napolean that was being sent to a group of Bonaparte sympathizers. At time King Louis XVIII feared Napoleon’s movements. Also known as the Hundred Days, this time period was delicate thus, frightening for the major authoritarian leaders. Napolean was at the break of causing a revolution in France and acts of collusion where on the whereabouts. Therefore, this letter was more than just a focus of two men communicating; it was a focus of conspiring against the King of France. As the plot to destroy Dantes’s life continues to unfold, the story takes a tragic twist. On the day of his wedding, Dantes is arrested with these accusations. The public prosecutor, Villefort is near liberating Dantes for his false crimes, until Dantes mentions the letter from Napoleon. Villefort recognizes the name of the recipient of the letter—it was his father, Noirtier. If any major authority figures out that Noirtier is contributing with Napoleon’s faction, the ambitious career of their family will vanish. Villefort couldn’t let this happen, thus, he burned the letter and he sent Dantes for life in prison… This novel has so far taught me the importance of classical literature. One can’t understand the deep meaning of jealously and how to overcome those who envy our success without reading this novel. Yes, it is clear that the power of a group of people that share the same emotion of jealousness can ruin the life of an innocent and successful individual. However, the prime focus that this book is trying to reveal is the willingness and resistance you must have to prevail these types of hardships. Its political and social intrigued is appealing to many readers, especially in the context of a historical event. I am looking forward to the obstacles that Dantes will have to endure in order to recover his lovely fiancé and his fortunes. Question - “Does a person realize that the acts of jealousy can put him or her in a unsuitable situation or does jealousy blind the human being and coats the consequences of the future?” |
Rafael Franco
2/25/2015 09:29:31 pm
Very well written blog! You are able to write in an engaging matter; however, there needs to be more connections. There is too much telling rather than finding a debate where you can reflect by connecting the novel to something you know of.
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