Facing Monsters
Zackariah Farah
Mrs.Kuslits 6th Hour Facing Monsters
The main character in the novel “The Count of Monte Cristo”, Edmond Dantes, endures a terrible conflict that is very similar to an event my life that I will remember forever. Although
“The Count of Monte Cristo” is not a true story, the theme of what happens to Dantes is very relatable to everyone.
In the story “The Count of Monte Cristo”, Edmond Dantes, the main character, makes a terrible realization when he finally grasps the fact that the people that he believed to be his friends had betrayed him and sent him to the Chateau d’if. His reaction to this cruel act of betrayal was to use the seemingly endless fortune that he inherited from Abbe Busoni to commit numerous acts of retribution upon those who had wronged him. To execute these acts of justice, he had to drastically change himself. In doing so he becomes the Count of Monte Cristo. At the end of the novel when he commits his final acts of revenge, he is so far from Edmond, that there is practically no resemblance to the character in the exposition of the story.
The massive changes to Edmond’s Personality are something that I can truly identify with. In the particular instance that almost mirrors the conflict that Edmond had endured, I had thirsted for the (what I now know, unsatisfying) drink of vengeance. Thinking back onto the argument, what really bothers me is the fact that no matter how hard I try, I cannot recall the cause of the quarrel between me and my friend. Although I can’t recollect the initial cause of our disagreement, I remember the following events very well. After the argument I made a vow that I would do every last possible thing in my power to cause my friend even the slightest discomfort.
In the following days, I planned, plotted, and schemed. Every chance I had, I spoke ill of him
created malicious gossip that I hoped that he would eventually hear. Within only a couple of days, my teacher pulled me aside
Mrs.Kuslits 6th Hour Facing Monsters
The main character in the novel “The Count of Monte Cristo”, Edmond Dantes, endures a terrible conflict that is very similar to an event my life that I will remember forever. Although
“The Count of Monte Cristo” is not a true story, the theme of what happens to Dantes is very relatable to everyone.
In the story “The Count of Monte Cristo”, Edmond Dantes, the main character, makes a terrible realization when he finally grasps the fact that the people that he believed to be his friends had betrayed him and sent him to the Chateau d’if. His reaction to this cruel act of betrayal was to use the seemingly endless fortune that he inherited from Abbe Busoni to commit numerous acts of retribution upon those who had wronged him. To execute these acts of justice, he had to drastically change himself. In doing so he becomes the Count of Monte Cristo. At the end of the novel when he commits his final acts of revenge, he is so far from Edmond, that there is practically no resemblance to the character in the exposition of the story.
The massive changes to Edmond’s Personality are something that I can truly identify with. In the particular instance that almost mirrors the conflict that Edmond had endured, I had thirsted for the (what I now know, unsatisfying) drink of vengeance. Thinking back onto the argument, what really bothers me is the fact that no matter how hard I try, I cannot recall the cause of the quarrel between me and my friend. Although I can’t recollect the initial cause of our disagreement, I remember the following events very well. After the argument I made a vow that I would do every last possible thing in my power to cause my friend even the slightest discomfort.
In the following days, I planned, plotted, and schemed. Every chance I had, I spoke ill of him
created malicious gossip that I hoped that he would eventually hear. Within only a couple of days, my teacher pulled me aside