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 issues through literature. The second and the most obvious aspect about these two books is that they contain valuable lessons and morals
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as superior and godly. Throughout The Count of Monte Cristo‚ Dumas uses allusions and specific vocabulary to portray The Count as a god -like figure and also shows The Count’s character transform as he seeks revenge and payback on figures from his past. Initially‚ Dumas portrays The Count as a god-like figure through the way The Count and other characters use allusions and specific vocabulary. When characters such as Julie‚ Emmanuel‚ and Max describe The Count‚ they often use language that suggests
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This quote compares fate to a restaurant that provides food without choice‚ even when it is something people don’t like. In Viva la Vida and The Count of Monte Cristo‚ the writer’ use of symbolism and imagery reveals the idea that fate allows people to gain or lose power because it is an unstable force. Symbols are presented in The Count of Monte Cristo and Viva la Vida to convey that fate can be changed by actions. Dumas points out that Dantes was running and “his foot slipped and they saw him
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skin – a very thick skin. And watch your back For every back‚ there is a knife. A person may be in a sturdy and stable time in their life‚ then suddenly‚ a negative force comes their way and backstabs them‚ changing their life forever. In the Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas‚ the character Fernand is the ultimate betrayer because of his selfishness and jealousy towards Edmond Dantes. Fernand used Edmond Dantes “death” as an excuse to try and get Mercedes to love him back; he knew Mercedes was
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Edmond Dantes‚ the protagonist in Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo‚ credits God for being very important in his life. Since the beginning of time‚ religion has been a foundation in many people’s lives. Because of this‚ people adopt rules based on not just their religion‚ but on the beliefs of the Gods involved‚ promising to value and stand firm in adhering to such beliefs. These beliefs are subjective‚ leaving the role of the Divine in people’s lives to be up for interpretation. Two roles
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Romanticism Revived and Revealed in The Count of Monte Cristo The film of The Count of Monte Cristo directed by Kevin Reynolds embodies a wide range of characteristics specific to romantic literature such as a love of nature‚ a respect for primitivism‚ and a value of the common man. Almost immediately‚ another romantic idea is revealed: the distinct separation between the working and aristocratic class‚ along with the belief that many of the ill wills of society result from this privileged upper
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In the movie The Count of Monte Cristo there are many themes that are parallel to events in the Bible. The three I’m going to focus on are betrayal‚ friendship‚ and vengeance. When the movie opens‚ Fernand and Edmond had been best friends for the entirety of their youth. Yet despite this‚ Fernand chooses to betray his friend to gain something he selfishly wanted. In the meantime‚ Edmond never committed the crime he was accused of‚ leading him to a false sentence in Chateau d’If prison. This is
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"Justice‚" it is easy to determine that the Count of Monte Cristo was unjust in his actions. He may have been acting out of a personal sense of justice‚ but was selfish and short-sighted enough to injure people on whom he did not intend to wreak revenge. His sense of justice‚ was not‚ contrary to what the term itself implied‚ just. The fates of‚ and events surrounding‚ Caderousse‚ Benedetto‚ Albert‚ and Danglars all support the charge that the Count of Monte Cristo acted unjustly. The first step in determining
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Steven Shin Mrs. Leimkuhler English10 2/6/2014 Why am I in the prison? In the book ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ the main character Edmond Dantes had to go to the jail without any reasons. He was wrongfully imprisoned for so many years and he couldn’t see any of hope of being free. While reading this book‚ I thought of many things that I could do if I was Edmond. First‚ I would make rejection to the person who is in charge of the prisoners. If I was wrongfully imprisoned‚ I have to prove
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In the book & the movie Kidnapped what I found interesting in the movie was when the gun did not shoot when the captain tried to kill Alan and it worked when Davie shot the Captain I also found interesting was when the uncle of Davie said “Why are you here” with gun pointing at Davie. Another part that was interesting was blowing up the ship instead of cashing the ship. The finally part that I found interesting was when Alan killed the head of the Red coats the Red fox. I never thought Alan
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