Monte Cristo Happiness Quotes

Happiness Is Not Always Free In the novel, the Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexander Dumas, the main character, Edmond Dantés has some changes in morals and values throughout the book. At the beginning of the novel, the most important things in life for Dantés are: his father, Mercedes, and becoming a successful sailor. He had a positive outlook on life: “[Edmond and Mercedes] were so happy that they saw nothing but themselves and the beautiful blue sky which seemed to be blessing them”(18). All of those were soon taken from him, and what he wanted out of life had changed. He now wanted nothing more than to escape the dungeon he was held captive in, for about 14 years. In prison, he became a bitter, cold-hearted man: “His soul became dark and a
Everything became clear to Edmond, but he could not use this information, rotting in a Chateau D’If jail cell. Faria shared his escape plans, but he did not survive long enough to see the bright, blue sky again. After Edmond managed to escape, he became so focused on exacting revenge on those who wronged him, trying to get those 14 years he spent in jail back. He did not realize that he was wasting even more time that could be used exploring the world, or doing what made Edmond happy. Instead, he created the alias known as the Count of Monte Cristo, and began his revenge plot. After trying to obtain those 14 lost years, he realized that would be impossible, as well as having everything go back to the way it was before imprisonment. After thinking about everything he had experienced, he realized that one has to feel the worst grief before feeling true happiness. This happens to be a theme throughout the novel, which seems to be the message Dumas is trying to communicate. Dantés had realized “that there was another Mercedes in the world, that he might once again be happy”(391). He could be truly happy once again, even if the situation was completely different. He was now wealthy, with another