Alexandre Dumas Influence On Society

French novelist, lawyer, husband and father; these are all things that Alexandre Dumas has been called. Alexandre Dumas was born July 24, 1802 in Villers-Cotterêts, France (The Editors). He is most famously known for his works of literature. Dumas has written many books, his most famous being The Three Musketeers or The Count of Monte Cristo (The Editors). Through events in Dumas’ life, he was inspired to write; and through his writing, he inspired or influenced society. Other well-known writers, his own father, and his life influenced his writing, while he influenced the culture of his time and effects society today. One of the influences that effected Dumas writing was other writers. Dumas’ favorite authors were Shakespeare and Sir Walter Scott. Both of these authors were well know play writers (Affron). This was a huge influence on Dumas’ life because he didn’t at first start writing novels, he first wrote plays. In Dumas’ plays, his writing skills were very apparent. An article on Discover France, Charles Affron said, “Dumas’s literary strengths were expressed flamboyantly in dramatic conflicts, sudden reversals, and coincidences so thrilling
His work has been so influential,l that his work has been translated into many languages. Books such as The Man in the Iron Mask, The Three Musketeers have been made into blockbusters. These stories have also affected many other authors of our generation. Many concepts that Dumas wrote about have been reused in other people’s work. His work has been turned into movies, Broadway shows, comic books, and board games (The Three Musketeers). With all of these modern day adaptations of Dumas’ work it’s impossible for it not have affected our society. It is still prevalent in today’s society, so it is still shaping and molding the way people think, and it is shaping our culture. Even after his death, Dumas is shaping our