The Transformation of Edmond Dantes
The exciting novel The Count of Monte Cristo, by French writer Alexandre Dumas, is a long, but good read, having 1,243 pages. The fascinating story begins in 1815 at Marseille, in France. There are many settings in the book, some of which are Leghorn, the island of Monte Cristo, Rome, Paris, and Versailles. Throughout the book, the themes are revenge, transformation, and manipulation. The main theme that is shown in this story is revenge. Edmund Dontes’ had three major things that affected how he became the Count of Monte Cristo. Dontes slowly changed into the Monte Cristo because of things that happened in his life, such as when he was betrayed and sent to jail at Chateau Dilf, the second was when Edmund found out who he was betrayed by, which was all his friends, and finally, the third was when Eduard died, which was a casualty to Edmunds’ plan, and he then realized his actions towards those he hated.
When Edmond was betrayed and sent to Chateau Dilf, it really affected his life. He was just confused and depressed over the whole ordeal. There was no way of knowing that the letter he had been holding would be used against him from those with greed and envy for him. He resented God for not telling him why he deserved to go there. “I regret having helped you in your investigation and said what I did to you,” Abbe Faria remarked, “Why is that?” Dantes asked. “Because I have insinuated a feeling into your heart that was not previously there: the desire for revenge.” (168). Edmund didn’t know who his accusers were and went to jail without knowing the reason for his arrest. His confusion let to madness for a long time as he accepted his fate. “He decided it was human hatred and not divine vengeance that had plunged him into the abyss. He doomed these unknown men to every torment that his inflamed imagination could devise, while still considering...