How Did Dumas Influence The Count Of Monte Cristo

The Count Of Monte Cristo tells the story of a man named Edmond Dantes who was wrongfully accused and thrown in jail for a crime he never committed. This story shares insight into how Dantes figures out who got him wrongfully thrown in jail. Throughout the storyline, viewers learn about his escape, how he manages to discover hidden treasure, and his plans to get revenge on anyone who did him wrong. The Count Of Monte Cristo was written by a man named Alexander Dumas who was born in 1802. Throughout Dumas’s life, he was influenced by his father Thomas-Alexander Dumas who died when he was very young. Along with his father, Dumas’s writing was also influenced by the French Revolution and Napoleonic Era. His story was placed in French Revolutionary

French politics, social classes, and social norms also helped impact his writing. Each character and action of them were written to express events happening within Dumas’s and his father's life at the time. The Count Of Monte Cristo has a deeper meaning than some might expect. Dumas relays true lessons from his lifetime to his viewers through the establishment of his characters.

Alexander Dumas was heavily influenced by his father's lifestyle before he passed away. Dumas’s father was born in 1762 and was given the name The Black Count. During his time discrimination and slavery were still widely used and expressed. Dumas’s father was a black man who served in the army during the French Revolution. He rose to command and was one of the highest-ranking soldiers. He ranked even higher than some white soldiers and was shamed because of it. While serving he went on a mission to Egypt and while there confronted and argued with Napoleon. While confronting Napoleon Thomas-Alexander

Dumas was born during the Napoleonic Era and grew up in the Bourbon Era before the July Revolution occurred. During the Bourbons Era, there was no social and political equality for non-whites. Dumas grew up very poor and since his father had died early in his life he barely had anyone to teach him. It was against the law at the time for him to attend school or do regular daily activities because he was colored. Dumas learned from the people around him and received an education from a priest. “Alexandre received the rudiments of education from a priest and entered the office of a local solicitor”(Campbell). Alexander Dumas related his learning experiences to a character in his book. When Edmond Dantes was in prison he met a man named Abbe Faria. Abbe was trying to escape when he dug a tunnel into Dantes's cell by accident. He introduced himself as a priest. Priest was the name Dantes called him the whole time they knew each other. Faria decided to take Dantes under his wing and teach him how to write, read, and swordfight. They even tried to escape together. The character Faria relates back to Dumas’s real life and resembles not only the priest who taught him to write but all the people who had influenced him positively throughout his life, like Shakespeare. “ He was greatly influenced by