Perseverance In The Count Of Monte Cristo

The overall theme of The Count of Monte Cristo is perseverance and the determination to let justice do its righteousness. Perseverance (the ability to achieve a success that has been so long persisted) is mentioned in the book when Dantes had been suffering for fourteen years in prison and yet still persisted on living even though he had contemplated death a series of times (Dumas 42). He had to avenge those whom had wronged him and he ended up doing so (he spared the life of Danglars when the roman bandits had captured him for several days) towards the end of the novel (Dumas 522). The character of Edmond Dantes takes on a series of challenges that he had overcome with the help of his cell mate, Faria, he had given all the riches to Dantes