Count Of Monte Cristo Literary Analysis

in the "from count of Monte Cristo" the theme is believing because Edmond heard a hollow sound in the wall next to him and assumed it was someone coming to help him escape. He probably thought that because he has been trapped in a cell with nothing to do. Edmond thought that maybe one of his loved ones was coming to save him from the prison. he really believed that someone was coming to save him so he acted out of the normal to cover up the sound until they come.
The theme is developed by talking about the sound in the wall and how Edmond feels about it. the theme was also developed because Edmond tried to hide the sound by being loud and talking a lot more than usual. Later in the story he started to think it was a prisoner trying to escape