Monte Cristo Allusions

Most people accept their humanity and do accept that they must answer to a higher power. Human ideals of God derive from the hierarchy of religion. Most cultures like Roman, Greek, Catholic, and Arabic at times mistakenly idolize statues as more powerful than themselves. In doing this, the people begin to believe in illusory ideas of immortal powers. People ultimately begin to perceive humans and human creations as superior and godly. Throughout The Count of Monte Cristo, Dumas uses allusions and specific vocabulary to portray The Count as a god -like figure and also shows The Count’s character transform as he seeks revenge and payback on figures from his past. Initially, Dumas portrays The Count as a god-like figure through the way The Count and other characters use allusions and specific vocabulary. When characters such as Julie, Emmanuel, and Max describe The Count, they often use language that suggests he possesses immortal qualities. For instance, Julie and Emmanuel state that “god… [strikes The Count’s enemies] down”(487) insinuating that god punishes them, when in reality The Count punishes them. This theme continues as Max describes
Allusions and vocabulary in the novel lets readers question the humanity of The Count. The revenge and payback that The Count seeks shapes him into the character he eventually becomes at the end. The immortal qualities that The Count possesses ultimately derive from his negative past experiences with other characters which leads him to feel the psychological indifference between himself and other characters that he seeks revenge on. People mature from experience and age, the more The Count grows old he understands that vengeance does not repent for the harm others cause, but creates more