Power In The Count Of Monte Cristo

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Power, what our society is entirely based upon, is needed for man to act as gods but hidden truths are revealed. Many books and poems use power as a moral, but there are always poems and books the are different and standout. In Viva la Vida and The Count of Monte Cristo, the writers' use of symbolism and imagery conveys the idea that power over others reveals hidden truths. Symbolism, helps even the uneducated to understand even the basics of the morals of life.The bible is a very religious journal which has many symbols such as a rainbow representing a promise and many others. "Tell the angel who will watch over your life to pry now and then for a man who, like Satan, believed himself for an instant to be equal to God, but who realized in …show more content…

Many if not all books and poems use imagery to paint a picture and create feelings much like how Alexandre Dumas does in The Count of Monte Cristo to show truths that have been hidden. “Monte Cristo paled at the horrible sight. He realized that he had gone beyond the limits of rightful vengeance and that he could no longer say, ‘god is for me and with me.’ He rushed over to a boy’s body with a feeling of inexpressible anguish, opened his eyes, felt his pulse, then picked him up, carried him into Valentine’s room and locked the door” (Dumas 485). Dumas, the author, used imagery is this short excerpt because of how he wanted the reader to see how the count felt after seeing the boy, Edouard, dead. The imagery used in this excerpt is to show how heart broken he is such as saying that he felt his own pulse to show that he is extremely inexpressible anguished. He realizes hidden truths because he wanted power over villefort but instead he hurt his wife and their son who was totally innocent. The count also had many facial details pointed out by the author to establish the image of remorse. Imagery is used in more songs and poems than not which explains why Viva La Vida is full of pictures painted by

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