The Count of Monte Cristo

No French novel has achieved the status that "The Count of Monte Cristo" has achieved over the generations. It was achieved thanks to its writer Alexandre Dumas'' treatment of human values ??that humans inherit in their morals and behaviors just as they inherit their genes and the color of their eyes...nobility, betrayal, courage, will, loyalty, and sacrifice. , revenge. It is a set of values ??that appear clearly in this novel, with its hero Edmond Dontes, a young sailor, nineteen years old, and the second man on the ship Pharaoh. He arrives in the city of Marseille to get engaged on the second day to his beloved Mercedes, but he is exposed to the betrayal of two of his jealous friends. Hence, the interesting events of the novel take place between hope and despair, and between love and the desire for revenge. Its hero lives in an extreme state of conflict, so which of them will prevail within him.