A young man by the name of Edmond Dantés is about to get everything he has wished for. He is about to marry the woman of his dreams and become a captain of a famous and well-off ship, the Pharaon. But two adversaries, Fernand and Danglars, are jealous, and frame Edmond. They send him to jail for fourteen years for a crime he never committed. The only company he has for part of his imprisonment is an abbé named Faria. He teaches Dantés everything he knows and gives the boy the skills needed to turn him into a man. He gives Dantés hope and a chance to escape with millions of Roman crowns before he passes away from a deadly disease. This journal will evaluate Dantés’s state of mind while in jail, predict what Dantés will do with his money given to him by Faria, and question the abbé’s choice to give the inheritance to Dantés.
Fourteen years in …show more content…
One might say it is because he is on his deathbed and he might as well give it to somebody to make use of it. “”Here I shall remain till the hour of my deliverance arrives; and that in all human probability, will be the hour of my death. As for you, who are young and active, delay not on my account, but fly-go-I give you back your promise.”” (Dumas 143) I think this influences part of his decision, but I think there is an even bigger reason. I think it is because of the relationships they develop, as teacher and student, friend and ally, and most importantly, father to son. ““You are my son, Dantés,” exclaimed the old man. “God has sent you to me...the man who could not be a father and the prisoner who could not go free.”” (Dumas 153) Their bond is a special one and it helps Dantés become the man he is destined to be. He is a man who once forlorn is made anew by the guidance of another. Faria is his father-figure and is a map (metaphor) for Edmond. His death will take its toll on him, but I also think it will be the precedent for what makes Edmond more
Fourteen years in …show more content…
One might say it is because he is on his deathbed and he might as well give it to somebody to make use of it. “”Here I shall remain till the hour of my deliverance arrives; and that in all human probability, will be the hour of my death. As for you, who are young and active, delay not on my account, but fly-go-I give you back your promise.”” (Dumas 143) I think this influences part of his decision, but I think there is an even bigger reason. I think it is because of the relationships they develop, as teacher and student, friend and ally, and most importantly, father to son. ““You are my son, Dantés,” exclaimed the old man. “God has sent you to me...the man who could not be a father and the prisoner who could not go free.”” (Dumas 153) Their bond is a special one and it helps Dantés become the man he is destined to be. He is a man who once forlorn is made anew by the guidance of another. Faria is his father-figure and is a map (metaphor) for Edmond. His death will take its toll on him, but I also think it will be the precedent for what makes Edmond more