The Count of Monte Cristo
By: Alexandre Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo, written by Alexandre Dumas in 1844, is a very powerful French Novel. So powerful in fact, that was controversial when it was first released. The Catholic Church in France condemned it because of the powerful message it presented to the reader. This theme was one of revenge and vengeance. Monte Cristo had two goals- to reward those who were kind to him and his aging father, and to punish those responsible for his imprisonment and suffering. For the latter, he plans slow and painful punishment. To have spent fourteen…
