... Edmond is charged with the hideous crime of secretly holding ties with the Bonapartist group. He is thrown into prison where he undergoes solitary confinement and almost goes mad with loneliness. There he discovers another prisoner, the Abbé Faria, who introduces him to the idea that he was framed ... end, Dantes learns to love another, first by agreeing to help Maximilian Morrel in the pursuit of love by saving Valentine from her stepmother's poison and second, publicly admits his admiration for Haydee. At first, Monte Cristo seems to care nothing at all for human suffering, when Morrel...

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... realities in an actual existence? If so, doesn't this make it all an illusion? This essay will analyse character, symbolism and societal settings in the texts, 'Slumdog Millionaire' by Danny Boyle, 'The Great Gatsby' by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 'Both Sides ... symbols of hope and love, with both characters so consumed by their illusions that they are unable to step back and see love for what it really is. That is to say, Gatsby always saw Daisy in the green light, regardless of the fact that the green light was really just a light on the end of a dock. Differing to Jamal and G...

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• Grade Level: High School