Dante

The Count of Monte Cristo is a book written by Alexandre Dumas that shows the limits of justice in human society, the power of perseverance and the influence of vengeance. Edmond Dantes was betrayed by his friends and sent to prison for treason, which he was framed of doing. While he was in prison, a priest named Abbe Faria mentored Edmond and taught him several different languages, politics and economics. He eventually escaped prison posing himself as a dead body to be tossed out into the sea, found a great fortune, and served personal vengeance to his hostile betrayers. From a sailor to a wealthy Count, this story shows how injustice can bring good things, and the lawbreakers will not live without any consequences.
The story starts out with Edmond Dantes, a nineteen year old boy who started out his career early and well, as he was about to take command over his own ship, but out of jealousy, his comrades betrayed him and charged him with treason. About to be proven innocent, he admits to these charges and includes the name of the judge’s father, and from fear, sentenced Edmond to a lifelong penalty in prison to protect his father. He is then thrown into a high security prison where he is meant to spend the rest of his life. With Dantes out of the way, the conspirators were able to take over his ship, lands and steal his love from him. Thrown into the depths of despair and having tasted the greatest sadness of life, Dantes desires to reunite with his beautiful Mercedes, grieves for himself and all his lost possessions, and attempts to take his own life by starving himself to death.
After going through days without eating, Dantes was ready to actually die until he hears a scratching on the wall of his cell, he immediatel...

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...d said in The Shawshank Redemption, “Andy Dufresne, who crawled through a river of waste and came out clean on the other side…”, sometimes, we just need to persevere and continue trying to meet our goals. We can see the event of Dantes being thrown into jail as a bad thing, but if he had not been put in prison, he wouldn’t have experienced pain; he wouldn’t have been mentored by the priest and may not have become a powerful Count. He might have just ended up roaming the seas for the rest of his life, uneducated, average wealth and constantly away from his home. But we clearly see how events that may seem bad and unjust at the beginning, if persevered, may bring great happiness, justice, and advancement in social stature. But with the fine lines between the law and the illegal actions of people and the being of vengeance, it makes it hard to discern good from evil.