The Count of Monte Cristo

 Arsen writes;
 
For the second half of the novel, The Count of Monte Cristo, the story continues as Dantes serves his life sentence in prison. A person named Abbe’ Faria comes into the story, and he is a prisoner as well as Dantes. The two become really good friends, and Faria tells him about the treasure on the island of Monte Cristo, which belongs to his relatives who have died and how Dantes should get it. Dantes claims that it’s not his property, and then before Faria gets sick and dies, he tells him that he is like a son to him, and that he should take the treasure. So, Faria eventually dies, for Dantes to escape from prison has he has to put himself into a garbage bag, so instead of the guards throwing Faria into the sea, they through him. This shows Dantes desperation and character, and that he will do anything for freedom. He has been in jail for 14 years, and has not seen the outside world for a while. So, as Dantes is thrown and lost in sea, he gets picked up by Italian sailors and becomes a smuggler for a while. Soon, he re-collects himself and gets the treasure from the island of Monte Cristo, and becomes the Count. The next thing on he has to do is to get revenge on the people who put him in jail, and he has a separate plan for each one. One character who I didn’t mention in the begging who was part of Dangler’s sailors was Caderousse who is often jealous of Dantes, and talks about him during toasts, and how he’s not that great. So, that is Dantes plan, to get revenge on the three people who put him in jail, Danglers, Fernando, and Caderousse. One important element of fiction to remember during the second half of the novel is the point of view of Dantes. In Dantes view, he feels that he has been falsely accused of something that he never did, which is true. He was going to be a successful sailor, and captain of the ship Pharaon, until being taken prisoner. So, the rage he must be feeling is great, and it shows the heart and character of Dantes, through indirect characterization. This really shows the figurative language in the author, and it’s a great way of showing it and its effects. It really draws the reader into the story, and hints the next move of Dantes, which could be anything because he is a very adventurous man. Overall, I would recommend The Count of Monte Cristo  to any reader who likes a great adventure, and out of 10 I would give it a 7. The reason I give it a 7 is because the story itself is great, but the overall book is very long, and you might feel tired of reading at times.