... the new master of the house. In a way, Hareton "redeems" the Earnshaw family by breaking the repetition of abuse, earning back Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights, and just being an all-around good person. In Alexandre Dumas's suspenseful book The Count of Monte Cristo, the children of Edmond Dantès's enemies manage to redeem the terrible actions of their fathers. While the story does revolve around Edmond Dantès's quest for revenge under the alias "The Count of Monte Cristo," the ... real stars of this book are the children of the three "enemies." While their parents are horribl...

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