Hope In The Count Of Monte Cristo

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One of the major themes of Alexandre Dumas’s book ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ is the theme of despair and loss of hope. This theme is shown through many different characters and their struggles throughout the book. I think that this is an important theme because all though the book follows The Count of Monte Cristo through him seeking out vengeance, everything can be lead back to despair and the loss of hope.
First, the Dantes family goes through loss of despair and loses hope many times throughout the novel. During Edmond’s (a.k.a. the Count of Monte Cristo) time spent in the Chateau D’If, he loses hope and tries to kill himself by refusing food. In this time of despair, it is said that “The thought that death brings release from suffering led him to the idea of suicide. Once he had given himself up to it, he found consolidation in it.” This shows the theme in that he had lost all hope that life would ever get better. While Edmond was in jail, his dad also went through rough times. With his son in prison, he lost all hope and stopped eating eventually causing his death. …show more content…

Monsieur Morrel was having money problems. He had lost hope in recovering financially and wanted to preserve his family name, so he attempted to take his life as well. Fortunately, after his daughter concluded that “although he was outwardly calm, she had noticed that his heart was pounding violently” she found a treasure which saved her dad and family. Morrel’s son, Maximilien, also lost hope in life. After he lost his lover, he fell into a deep despair and said “All my hopes are ruined my heart is broken, my life is ended and there’s nothing around me but mourning and dismay.” The Count of Monte Cristo eventually convinced him to stay a little bit longer and after reuniting with his lover, he decided to stay for

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