Alexandre Dumas

an eye’ leaves everybody blind”. Edmond Danes spent over a decade in prison, all because of men’s lies. The decision whether to wrong those who wronged him now looms in Dante’s mind now that he has escaped prison. In Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, satisfaction will not come to Edmond after he gets revenge because of his deep moral values that are instilled in his heart. Despite being thrown in prison while innocent, Edmond was still able to maintain his strong morals of kindness and…

literary device which compares one thing with another that seems not related apparently, but indicates the similarity of the underlying meanings for creating literature effects. In the novel The Count of Mount Cristo which is written by Alexandre Dumas, he uses a metaphor to show the desperate life that Edmond underwent when he lived in the prison.“At this instant a bright light shot through the mind of Dantes, and cleared up all that had been dark and obscure before” (chapter 17) compares…

The Cod is the world's most famous edible fish. It is the chef's favorite cooking ingredients and the delicious for the mouth of diners. Its low calories and high nutrition almost could please everybody. However, what we do not know is that, for centuries, its destiny was firmly related to human beings and was regarded as the witness of human civilization process in the modern era. In “Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World (1997)”, American writer Mark Kurlansky vividly tells the…

innovative country; the leaders of the free world. This is what America needs to become. The United States of America, this is what we call ourselves, but has America ever been truly united? Classically written in the book The Three Musketeers by Alexandre…

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is that while the first book they read had an effect on both boys, the narrator decided to keep Jean­Christophe all to himself, therefore only he got to enjoy it. Another book which was influential to the boys was Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. This book’s main character Dante is very similar to the Seamstress because they both undergo a drastic change; Dante leaves prison after getting a priest’s advice, and the Seamstress goes through something similar after listening to the…

Reedy 4 October 2015 Dantes’s Revenge According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the definition of revenge is “to avenge (as oneself) usually by retaliating in kind or degree, or “to inflict injury in return for.” The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is an intricate story written about obsession and revenge. Falsely accused for treason and also being a Bonapartist, Dantes was arrested on the day of his wedding. He was imprisoned on the island fortress of the Chateau d”If, where there…

The criminal justice system has a rich history, dating back to the colonial days, and has undergone several changes when it comes to all aspects of this field, including criminal investigations. There were many important figures who began criminal investigation organizations and could be seen as the fathers of this field. Many of them have also inspired popular culture, specifically literature, having had famous novels drawing from their experiences. In addition, many of these founders were far…

Noirtier is a character that is often first seen as insignificant; in the book The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. While this view could true, he has a larger role. Noirtier had paralysis and could not speak, but only blink. Blinking is taken for guaranteed by most, but when this is all a person can do, they will utilize it to their best ability. Even with this debility he managed to do a substantial amount of work for those who needed it. He is put in this book to show someone will do…

form of plays, poems and captivity narratives. These throw light on their conquests as well as the social and economic conditions of the time. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, The Algerine Captive by Royall Tyler and The Count Of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas along with others mention the Barbary…