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Count Of Monte Cristo And Blessings Comparison

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“The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas, and a scene from, “Blessings” by Mary Hall Surface have many similarities and differences. They both give off a feeling of calmness that led to the characters expressing their true feelings. But, in one story the characters were able to live freely and the other were stuck in jail. The main similarity is the character's feeling that they can say or do whatever they are thinking in the moment. In “The Count of Monte Cristo”, “He saw but one means of restoring lucidity and clearness to his judgement.” “He soon felt that his ideas became again collected ------ he could think, and strengthen his thoughts by reasoning.” He was able to think clearly and have peace of mind. He could make good judgement and continue out his plans. He banged the stone and he knew that no one was coming to set him free. In the excerpt from …show more content…

That is one thing that sets “The Count of Monte Cristo” apart from “Blessings”. Jesse and Rene are as free as birds as they sit and think about life up on the looking spot. That is the main thing that makes these stories different. That makes the characters from one story think and act differently then the characters from the other. These similarities and differences help better understand the theme in each passage. I believe the theme in, “The Count of Monte Cristo” is to fight through tough times, and believe in yourself. I think this because that's what Edmond did. He didn’t care he was in jail and really let out all of his emotions. He problem solved and concluded what was going on with the noises. The theme in “Blessings” is tell the truth. I believe this because when they started sharing their feeling they became closer as friends and knew what each other were actually thinking. Overall they both share a theme of expressing feelings and speaking truthfully. Neither characters held anything back and just let their emotions

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