Alexandre Trudeau

“But when the general left the ranks for France, he was captured, imprisoned and poisoned by the enemy... Freed after an 1801 armistice, he was denied back pay and a military pension by Napoleon” (Foote-Greenwell, “The Life and Resurrection of Alexandre Dumas”). This is extremely similar to the background of Edmond Dantés. He is convicted on charges relating to conspiring with Napoleon. As spoken by Villefort regarding Dantés as a Bonapartist: “‘[Dantés] had made a secret trip to the Isle of…

After being betrayed by his friends, Edmond Dantes finds its best fitting to take it upon himself and the wrath of God to get revenge over all those who have wronged him. Edmond changes not only his personality but also his identity many times throughout the novel to seek revenge on his enemies. As his heart changes and his awareness around him becomes stronger, nothing can stop this man from seeking revenge until all justice is served. Edmond will do anything to finally see justice given to…

Lacanian theory is controversial almost everywhere it goes. Agree or disagree, there is no shortage of discussion on the validity of Lacan’s work. His concept of the “mirror stage” (or phase) is one of the most significant theories in film study. However, the theory itself opens some interesting doors in terms of its definition. In an age where self-definition has become more important than ever, it must be discussed that Lacan’s mirror phase is no longer just one moment in the development of…

Edmond Dantes’ adversity helps his character in The Count of Monte Cristo because at the beginning of the story, Edmond is a playful yet innocent man who cared deeply about his friends and his father. After his is put on trial and sent to jail this toughened his character greatly. He also needed to create a new identity after he faked his death in jail and wants to seek revenge. Before prison, Dantes was a worker on a ship. He worked very diligently and followed his captains orders and…

Alexandre Dumas was one of the most successful authors of the nineteenth century. He confronted poverty, lack of education opportunities, and countless racist occurrences. His books have been translated into hundreds of languages, and are still popular to this day. Many of which books have been made into films, including the count of monte cristo and the 1993 three disney film, the three musketeers. The discrimination Dumas experienced was usually subtle but aggravating. Dumas used his…

In The Count Of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and a scene from Blessings by Mary Hall Surfaces, the two pieces of text show the common theme of importance of friendship, as both the protagonists, Jesse from Blessings and Edmond of The Count Of Monte Cristo, both face challenges and remain faithful because of friendly friendships they form. In The Count Of Monte Cristo, Edmond is a prisoner, wanting and hoping to get out of the prison he is in. The jailer, Dantes, starts to form a friendship…

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau was born October 18, 1919, in Montreal to a very wealthy family son of a French businessman and a Scottish mother. He had died September 28, 2000, in Montreal in his home. He was known to have Parkinsons Disease but ultimately died from prostate cancer. He grew up speaking English and french. Trudeau had graduated from Jesuit College Jean-de-Brébeuf, Université de Montréal, Harvard and London School of Economics. Trudeau traveled quite a bit while he…