Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: Dantes in prison first turned to god, then to wrath at his misfortune, and then decides to kill himself using starvation, but before he dies, he hears a scratching on the other side of his wall. He breaks a dish and uses the chip to scrape away and meet the scraper halfway. Soon, the man breaks through; his name is Abbe Faria and Dantes is amazingly glad to have company, but Faria less so thinking he was going to be free at the end of the tunnel he was digging. Faria turns out to be a genius, having among other things, fashioned paper, writing utensils, and dug a 50 foot tunnel with handmade tools. The men began talking and after hearing Dantes' life story, he discerns that Fernand and Danglers were behind his being held in the prison and he also knew of the relationshp between Noirtier and Villefort seeing as the Abbe and Noirtier were acquainted in the past. Upon hearing these things, Dantes, who never pondered them before, now set his heart on escape and ultimately revenge. Since they had so much time, the abbe taught Dantes nearly everything that there was to be taught, and Dantes learned very well, his memory still fresh. Faria comes up with another plan, but before they can leave, the abbe has a fit and is paralyzed on half of his body and he can't escape.
Reflection: The relationship of the two men is an amazing one. They were both satisfied by their positions, that of teacher and student, but also as friends. Alone, they were both above average people, but together they were something much better. Also, Faria’s deduction about the truth behind Dantes’s downfall is the first major turning point in Dantes’s development, as it is in this moment that Dantes begins his transformation from a happy, innocent, and loving man into a vengeful and miserable one. That Dantes is unable to fathom his enemies’ treachery himself indicates the extent of his initial innocence.
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