‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ First Impressions
After reading the first
fifty pages of the book ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ by Alexandre Dumas, I have
gotten an idea of how the book may be like. The book starts off by introducing Pierre
Picaud, who is about to marry his fiancé. Due to a conspiracy against him, he
is falsely accused of being a far-right political activist and is promptly
arrested. He talks to the interrogator, who believes his claims that he is
innocent. The interrogator says he will be let out of prison very soon. During
his stay in the prison, he is not released as the interrogator claimed he
would, and we can begin see him changing from his innocent, hopeful self to a
man with a darker personality.
From this first section, I
think the story will involve Pierre’s vengeance on the conspirators for his
imprisonment. It could also involve Pierre’s descent into madness and insanity
due to being in isolation for too long. With either outcome, the story will
very likely involve the deaths of Pierre or the conspirators. Additionally, I
think that Pierre’s fiancé will either marry someone else or refuse to marry
him, further fueling his hunger for revenge or speeding up his descent into
madness. I am unsure of how much of a role Pierre’s occupation of a sailor will
have on his actions. Also, with the story taking place in the time period where
France was ruled by Napoleon, his actions could be helped or hindered by
Napoleon’s influence on the country. Another
plot section could be finding out how far the conspirators’ reach extends, as
the interrogator states that Pierre would be released, but he is not. It is
possible that these conspirators will be revealed to be in a very high
political position, even having a large influence over the justice system.
