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 The next day he sow a ship passing nearby so he shout and called for them. When he got inside he realized that all the people onboard were smugglers. He decided to join them to make a little profit and then make an expedition into the Monte Cristo Island. He was appreciated by all the crew and he had a good salary, however he had found the island and the treasure so he had no need to keep  working. He send a man to France in search of all the people that he had loved in his passed life. The news came without any favorable response. They reported that his father had died and Mercedes, his betrothed, had married Fernando. Even with the disappointment of the news he bought a single sailor ship and sailed to Monte Crsito´s Island in there he took a part of treasure and began a new life.

I forgot telling that I am reading the first translated version (1946 , by McGrow-Hill Book Company) and the language used there is really old. Moreover the ages and some numbers are said with an estrange words order.  For example it sais five-and twenty instead of twenty five.  So far so good, I have enjoyed the book pretty much even when it has turned an obligation for my English class. 

First part of the story

The story begins when Edmon´s is the happiest person in the world. He had nothing else to desire, he is about to marry her love, he has just been promoted to captain of the best ship, his father is very healthy and all the people in town loves him. Suddenly all his fortune is threatened when he is sentenced to life prison by a reason he does not even know. Fernando and danglers had send a letter that was found at Edmon´s house to M. de Villefort and this letter seemed to be a Napoleonic conspiracy.  He was sent to prison without a trial and in there he thought about all the things he had lost. After a very long time he met a priest who was a very good thinker and they became family as they were the only human contact they could have besides the prisoner personal. After a long time the count learned all that the priest knew about idioms, science, politics and many other things. One day the priest suffered a heart attack and he died so Edmon got inside the funeral bag expecting to be buried in the cemetery and they he might be able to escape, but the bag was thrown into the sea so he had to swim a long distance till he reached an island.

In this fraction of the book I have had a lot of interest and felt attracted to continue reading. I have had different  emotions  and opinions toward the cruelty and drama that the novels shows however it can happen in real life so it gave me a perspective of how life can change in a moment. In my opinion, this book has a great example of how the injustice is spread all over the world and how it affect a lots and benefit a few, it is also an example that you can achieve anything if you put your mind and strive to achieve, as when Edmond escapes from prison risking his own life.

Mi opinion about the book

This book is a very good one. In my personal opinion it is very difficult to understand if English is not your native language. It is full of drama and adventure. It has lots of characters and they appear in different parts of the story; that makes it a little confusing when the conversations in the book are very long. It is also difficult recognize who is who and the relation between them, but the writing skills of Dumas makes it worthy to read it. It has many French words and names because the original version is written in French and it also may confuse the reader if he is not used to read frequently. 

Characters description

The count of Monte Cristo: He is the main character of the plot and after using his first name Edmon Dantes, he start using different names such as Wilmore, Abbé Busoni and Sinbad the Sailor to cover his real identity.

Mercedes: She was Edmons´s fiancée. After Edmon is sent to prison, she marries Fernando; however she never stops loving Edmon.

Fernando: He is the Rival of the count because of Mercedes. He is originated from a Spanish neighborhood.

M de Villefort: He is the man responsible of Dantes imprison and he becomes a public and important person.

Danglars: He was once Edmon´s partner on their job, however he felt jealous when Edmon was promoted and he helps Fernando to get rid of him by sending him to prison.

M. Morrel: He was a noble person and a ship owner. He was Edmons boss. He tried to help him when he was sent to prison but had negative results. Later on he is saved by Wilmore (the count) when he was in debt with a moneylender.

Louis Dantes: He is Edmons father and he died while his son was in the prison.

Albert de Morcef: He is son of Mercedes and Fernando. He became friend to the Count when he was rescued by him from and Italian bandit. He is one of the main characters of the second part of the book.

Franz: He met the count at his island and he introduces Albert de Morcef to him.

Abbé Faria: He was a very good thinker and he was a priest. He met Dantes at prison and then he helps him to escape and told him the secret treasure in the Monte Cristo Island.

Any character not mentioned here is not very important in the story, or will be mentioned as I continue reading and writing the story.

Reasons of why doing this blog

I am making this blog because it will help me to improve my English skills such as grammar vocabulary and my writing creativity. Another reason for doing this is that I will be able to share my opinion of the book with all the people interested on Dumas novels.