Most Memorable Moment Journal
The Count of Monte Cristo
Through out the final chapters of
the book ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’, there are several memorable moments. Some
of these include Valentine’s false death by the hands of The Count, and The
Counts discovery of Villefort’s son’s death.
However, the most memorable scene in my section is the ending. I feel as if the ending is very fitting and
also concludes the book very well.
In the ending, The Count heads back
to Monte Cristo after discovering the death of Gerard de Villefort’s son.
Gerard’s wife had killed him using the poisoning techniques taught to her by
The Count. Morrel also travels with him
to the island, and the Count tricks Morrel into thinking he fulfilled his
promise of allowing Morrel to commit suicide if he did not get past Valentine’s
‘death’ within a month. After he awakens from his apparent ‘death’, Morrel
finds Valentine alive and well, much to his surprise. The next day, The Count leaves France with
Haydee, and tells Morrel and Valentine to donate half is fortune to
Mademoiselle de Villefort. He also gives them all his property and tells them
to live happily.
The ending is so memorable because
of what took place before it. Before Dante’s imprisonment, he was naïve and
trusting. In the prison, he grew vengeful and paranoid, planning how he would
exact his revenge. After escaping prison, he had his revenge on the people who
had him imprisoned, and he did so with very little mercy. However, nearing the
end of the book, he begins to forgive some of his enemies. Finally, at the end
of the book, he sees how far his want for vengeance has reached, and realizes that
he can no longer justify his actions. At the end of the book, we are left with
the thought provoking statement; “All human wisdom is contained in the words
wait and hope!’” This final line sums up the story, as most of the characters
are placed in situations where all they can do is ‘wait and hope’. Finally,
this line applies to us, as most aspects of life are not entirely under our
control, and we are forced to ‘wait and hope’ for the best outcome.
