COMC Blog 1

What was unique about the setting of the book and how did it enhance or take away from the story?


The setting played a large part in the novel and enhanced the characters along with the story line. Edmond Dantes creates many identities for himself and as these are created the settings in the novel change. While he is in his true form of Edmond he is living in a setting of poverty but wealth at the same time, he has true love with his soon to be wife, a new job as captain and a wonderful father to support him, he is imprisoned by the jealously of others and influences his next character, the count of Monte Cristo. He creates the count after a priest in jail tells him the location of a great treasure. With his new found wealth, the setting changes, he is now the most wealthy man but is lacking the love and support that he had as Edmond. His wife married his best friend and his father killed himself so after his imprisonment. He creates a setting of knowledge, wealth and revenge, so he can get close to the people that have ruined his past life and love. With this new found wealth he also creates another identity and the setting change according to it. Lord Wilmore is created by Edmond, this identity still has the setting of wealth and knowledge but instead of revenge, the setting has generosity. He also creates the identity of Abbe Busoni, a priest, he uses this character to gain the trust of his enemies and get into their lives so he can destroy them from the inside.