The stories “The Count of Monte Cristo” and the book “Blessings” are two stories that are developed differently based on the context of the story. “The Count of Monte Cristo” is about a character named Edmond that is in jail, he suddenly heard a sound and throughout the story he thinks that the sound is someone working or someone trying to escape. The story “Blessings” is about two people, Jesse and Rene who go on this journey which is going to a rock on the peak of a ridge. The similarities and differences of the story is basically just about what the characters can see in their perspective.
n the book The Count of Monte Cristo takes revenge against the people who ruined his life as Edmond Dantes and uses different types of strategies depending on their weakness. The Count disguises himself as an Abbe and returns to find Caderousse still as a poor man. On page 110 it says “So saying , he the diamond from his pocket and handed it to Caderousse. “Take this, my friend.” he said, “it's yours” “What! for me alone?” cried Caderousse.
To keep his name clean Villefort sends Dantes to prison where he is imprisoned for fourteen years before he escapes. In prison he becomes friends with a priest, Abbe Faria, who tells him of a hidden treasure that Dantes can get once he escapes. Later on it is found out that Abbe Faria has a disease that h is likely to die from and eventually he does die after a massive seizure. When he dies Dantes takes on the act of a dead body and escapes that way. After escaping he finds the treasure and starts his new life of power and vengeance.
There are several similarities as well as differences in the way the authors of The Count of Monte Cristo and Blessings developed a theme. The theme of The Count of Monte Cristo is to never give up hope. The theme of Blessings is to be willing to open yourself up to others. Both authors developed these themes through the actions of the main characters and in the conclusion of the passage. One of the differences in the development of both themes is that Alexandre Dumas sheds light on the thought process of the main character in The Count of Monte Cristo, while Mary Hall Surface provides limited information about what the main characters may be thinking in Blessings.
The novel The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas, takes place during post revolutionary France. It follows the story of a young sailor named Edmond Dantès. Dantès is wrongfully sent to jail by men, who each benefit in some way from his downfall. After being imprisoned for fourteen years, his desire for vengeance on those who wrong him increases. He escapes from jail with the mindset that he must reap his revenge on those who wrong him.
The challenges, temptations, and abyss are what change initiates into heroes and show if they are up to the challenge. Edmond Dantes from The Count of Monte Cristo, Odysseus from The Odyssey, and Santiago from The Alchemist, and all face a number of challenges, temptations, and an abyss throughout their hero's journey and they all overcome these hardships, proving their heroicness. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Edmond Dantes has a paradisiacal life before his journey begins. While he is in the Chateau d’If prison, he meets a priest named Abbe.
There is no human being who is immune to even the most drastic flaws and temptations known to mankind. Those who are afflicted can succumb due to their infirmity or use their strength of character and virtue to overcome their own iniquity. In The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, the characters, such as Albert, Caderousse, and the Count, display such vice. Some are able to overcome it in the novel, while others meet their demise as a result of their temptations.
In the book The Count of Monte Cristo we see that Edmond has changed drastically, throughout the years. He changed in multiple ways. He changed from being a spiteful prisoner seeking his revenge for the people who framed him, to when he is free from prison and finds the hidden treasure of Monte Cristo. It was a life altering moment for Edmond. He turns his life around and does acts of service for everyone else around him.
At the final 9th circle, Dante encounters Count Ugolino, a traitor against italy. Dante listens to Ugolino’s story about the tragedy of himself and his sons, reflects the theme of human reason and emotions. Count Ugolino commits an ambiguous sin and has an unreliable reaction towards it, which causes the reader to question the incredibly heavy punishment that Count Ugolino is dealt. This passage draws attention to issues with reliability, regarding Ugolino, Dante the author, and Dante the pilgrim. Dante as both the author
•Edmond Dantès: Protagonist. Edmond’s unequivocal happiness is cut short when his enemies, who are blinded by their jealousy and self-bitterness, plot against him. Edmond’s gullibility and willingness to incoherently trust everyone around him precipitates his downfall. His destruction of character and desire for vengeance leads him to overstep moral boundaries. With the transformation of Edmond into the Count of Monte Cristo, he experiences a metaphorical death, the death of his virtuous self.
In the beginning of “The Count of Monte Cristo,” during the time Dantès was initially imprisoned, he prayed with fervent passion and entrusted his life to his powerful Deity’s hand (132). He wanted God to help prove his innocence. Dantès reliance on God exhibited his Godly worldview. Although, as time progressed his faith darkened (133). In a time of weakness, his faith was shattered, and he ended up seeing prayer as a time waster.
Young Edmond Dantes can be characterized as a naive but honorable man, as he values only his family, friends, and career. This changes, however, after Edmond is betrayed by the men he thought were his friends, and is sent to prison. When Edmond escapes from prison after 14 years, his values have shifted drastically. Edmond became utterly obsessed with exacting revenge on those who acted against him, and ensuring that they faced providence, even if he had to deliver it. Edmond (the Count) astonishingly stated early on in the execution of his plan to Villefort
Throughout The Count of Monte Cristo a persuasive appeal that was very dominant was the pathos appeal. Pathos (appeals to the feelings or emotions of the readers) is present during the time Faria had died because the emotion Dantes expressed towards Faria pulled at the heart strings of the readers. Dantes with his deep love for Faria was trying to persuade him to continue to live “No, no, don’t worry, you won’t die. If you have a third attack, you’ll be free by then, and we’ll save you the same way we saved you this time… because you’ll have the best medical care obtainable” (Dumas 62).
Dante Alighieri was once a White Guelph of Florence, who called for freedom from papal rule, until 1301, when he was banished from his home town due to the Black Guelphs. This banishment from his beloved home is what caused many of Alighieri's bias towards different people. This bias is clearly demonstrated towards some in Dante Alighieri's epic poem The Inferno through the author’s use of different literary devices. Alighieri creates a fictional character, Dante, who travels through different parts, or circles of Hell.
Dante’s disdain for society is apparent by his use of real life people in order to show readers the corruption the medieval world had
