The environment affects the ways people react towards society and each other. In the prison of Chateau d'If, Dantes had occupied a cold, dark chamber with no human contact and received malnourishing food and little water which, if not already, drove him mad. Everyone around him refused to listen to the truth, with the idea infused in their heads that he was guilty and there was nothing more to him than a traitor. This jurassic change in environment tinted Dante’s optimistic views to a more pessimistic mindset of the world he once knew. Dantes’ struggle wasn’t only physically, but mentally detrimental to the discovery of his new identity.
Dantes, due to his solitude, was on the brink of suicide in the dungeons of Chateau d'If. He’d starve himself
Dantes, due to his solitude, was on the brink of suicide in the dungeons of Chateau d'If. He’d starve himself