Book Title: The Count of Monte Cristo
Author Name(s): Alexandre Dumas
Publisher/City & Date of Publication, Number of pages: Barnes & Noble Books, New York, NY, 2004; 591 Pages
Literary Genre: Historical Fiction
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Author Biography: Alexandre Dumas was born on July 24, 1802, in Villers-Cotterêts, France. Dumas was a playwright and a novelist whose books have been translated into over 100 different languages. He is the one of the most widely read French authors ever. One of his acquaintances once said, “He is the most generous, large-hearted being in the world. He also was the most delightfully amusing and egotistical creature on the face of the earth. His tongue was like a windmill – once set in motion, you never knew when he would stop, especially if the theme was himself.” Alexandre Dumas died on December 5, 1870 in Puys, France.
Audience: Dumas intended this book to be read by everybody who could understand the meaning of the text. The people who read it now are sophomores in high school and young adults looking for an interesting work of art. Dumas wrote this book about the Second Restoration of Napoleon Bonaparte, and he is showing the fragility of the emperor of a large empire. He wanted to show that there is sometimes just vengeance, but that most vengeance is unjust. The audience can learn not to take vengeance to heart like Dantés did.
Title: The significance of the title of this work is that the main character, the Count of Monte Cristo, was once a middle class sailor who was accused of treason and eventually becomes one of the richest men alive at the time. He uses his extreme intellect to get his revenge and decides to kill everybody but Mercedes, de Villefort, and a few others.
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... that Caderousse told Dantés that it was Fernand and Danglars who accused him of being a Bonapartist agent. Dantés, disguised as the Count of Monte Cristo, repays Fernand and Danglars for accusing him. One thing that could have been better about the book is the end. The ending was a cliff hanger, which shows there is usually a sequel to the book. Another item that could have been better about the book was its story line. There is not really any story line that stays on the same track for more than 20 chapters.
Verification of Originality: The above-written project is a product of my original thinking. I understand that if proven otherwise, I receive a grade of zero on this test-weighted paper and will sacrifice my honors credential for English class for the school year.
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