The Count Of Monte Cristo And Yakusoku No Hi

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Literary Analysis of The Count of Monte Cristo
Determination: a firmness of purpose; a process of deciding, determining, or calculating, as well as making a resolution. People who obtain this determination tends to be confident in their ways of success. “The Count of Monte Cristo” “Yakusoku no Hi” happens to display determination in their literature. In “The Count of Monte Cristo” and “Yakusoku no Hi” each author adapts the plot and diction to convey the idea that determination leads to being indefatigable well as concluding a certain future.
One of the techniques that these writers use in their disposal to convey determination is their plot. As an illustration, Maximilien began his suicidal thoughts after the death of his fiancee. However,

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